"freshly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈfrɛʃli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-freshly.wav [UK] Forms: freshly [positive], [comparative], Superlative–
Etymology: fresh + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|fresh|ly}} fresh + -ly Head templates: {{adverb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is freshly done, it is done recently or not long ago.
    Sense id: simple-freshly-en-adv-CnaPIf~j
  2. If something is freshly done, it is done in a way that feels new or clean.
    Sense id: simple-freshly-en-adv-3QBgIvVH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs, Terms suffixed with -ly
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