freshly (/ˈfrɛʃli/)
adverb · Intermediate · Food & Drink
🔊 /ˈfrɛʃli/
Meaning
Meaning: recently and newly
Recently and in a new, fresh way. It is often used before past participles to show something was just done.
Examples
🗣 I love the smell of freshly baked bread.
Etymology
From ‘fresh’ (Old English ‘fersc’) plus the adverb suffix ‘-ly’.
How & Where It’s Used
Common in food contexts: freshly baked, freshly picked, freshly ground.
Tags: food, fresh