newly
Syllables: new·ly/ˈnjuːli/
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British/ˈnjʉwlɪj/
newly adverb: very recently/lately; in the immediate past.
Adverb
newly (comparative more newly, superlative most newly)
- Very recently/lately; in the immediate past.
- She smelled the newly budding flowers.
- One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter III, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
newly meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
newly in Tamil
- புதிதாக, அண்மையில், சமீபத்தில்
newly in Urdu
- newly, recently, just now
- ابھی ابھی abhī abhī
newly in Bengali
- সদ্য
newly in Telugu
- Very recently
- కొత్తగా kottagā
More languagesFewer languages
- newly in Malayalam
- പുതുതായി pututāyi
- newly in Persian
- نو now
Examples of newly in a sentence
- The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary.
- It is a fortunate sign if the sun shines on a newly wedded couple.
- The Pope, vested in mitre and cope, is greeted by a newly created Cardinal.
Synonyms of newly
Forms of newly
| comparative | more newly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most newly |
Origin of newly
From Middle English newly, newely, neweliche, from Old English nīewlīċe (“newly”), equivalent to new + -ly. Compare Dutch nieuwelijks, German neulich, Danish nylig, Icelandic nýlega. More at new, -ly.
Words formed from newly
Phrases with newly
Words that rhyme with newly
Questions about newly
- What does newly mean?
- Newly means very recently/lately; in the immediate past.
- What is newly in Tamil?
- Newly in Tamil is புதிதாக, அண்மையில், சமீபத்தில். See Newly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is newly?
- Newly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce newly?
- Newly is pronounced /ˈnjuːli/ (UK).
Words near newly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: newly (page history and authors); newly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ابھی ابھی (Urdu) (page history and authors); newly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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