Freshly (Adverb)
Meaning 1
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".
Examples
- The manager walked into the restaurant to inspect the freshly prepared ingredients for that day.
- She had a freshly waxed car for her road trip vacation.
- They met at the hospital where their freshly born niece was eagerly awaiting her first visit from her aunt.
- She poured herself a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice for her morning breakfast.
- The college student moved into a freshly painted apartment in the beginning of the semester.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
In an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently".
Examples
- She stuck her tongue out at her brother freshly during the family dinner.
- The mischievous girl skipped off to bed, having said her goodnight freshly.
- His siblings wouldn't let him get away with talking freshly about their parents.
- She turned on her heel and sauntered away, tossing a freshly comment over her shoulder.
- In his youthful exuberance, he poked his head into the neighbors' yard and hollered a greeting freshly.