Word Study
freshly
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial freshly has 2 senses
- freshly(r = adv.all) fresh, new, newly - very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes"
- freshly(r = adv.all) impertinently, impudently, pertly, saucily - in an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently"
CIDE DICTIONARY
freshly, adv.
In a fresh manner; vigorously; newly, recently; brightly; briskly; coolly; as, freshly gathered; freshly painted; the wind blows freshly. [1913 Webster]
"Looks he as freshly as he did?"
[1913 Webster]
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