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Added 9 October 2026

freshly

/ˈfɹɛʃli/ adverb

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about freshly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Very recently.
they are newly married
In an impudent or impertinent manner.
a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently

Origin

From Middle English freschely, freschliche (also as ferscheli, fersly, ferselich), equivalent to fresh + -ly.

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