freshly
Adverb
- In a fresh, new, or recently created manner.
- very recently
- "a freshly cleaned floor"
- in an impudent or impertinent manner
Adv
- Recently, newly.
- In a rude or impertinent manner.
Examples
- He freshly rearranged his tiles, hoping for inspiration for a high-scoring play.
- The freshly picked flowers will wilt in a few days but for now are still fragrant.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English freschely, freschliche (also as ferscheli, fersly, ferselich), equivalent to fresh + -ly.
Synonyms
fresh, impertinently, impudently, new, newly, pertly, saucily, impolitely, lately, recently, rudely, uncivilly, unmannerly
Scrabble Score: 16
freshly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordfreshly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
freshly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary