freshlyfresh‧ly /ˈfreʃli/ ●●○ adverb 
freshly ground pepper► see thesaurus at recently
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- freshly ground black pepper
- Add one clove of freshly crushed garlic.
- At the beginning of term the school looked bright and clean with its freshly painted walls and polished floors.
- Someone had placed a bunch of freshly cut roses on her desk.
- The two girls were dressed in freshly pressed dresses.
- There's a pot of freshly made coffee on the kitchen table.
- Cut off the bottom of the stem and look at the freshly cut end.
- Each boat had been freshly painted in bright colours for the occasion, and beside them stood their sinewy weather-beaten owners.
- Even a freshly conceived joke to ease the pain.
- Flavour your mulled wine with freshly grated spice.
- In freshly felled wood the moisture content varies but may be over 100 percent of the weight of the dry wood substance.
- Infidelity had become freshly dangerous, potentially much more lethal to a marriage than adultery had been previously.
- They gave off a pungent, horsey smell, as if freshly cut.
THESAURUS
not long ago, especially a few days, weeks, or months ago: · The president has recently returned from a tour of South America.· A new species of plant was recently discovered in Brazil.
especially spoken during the recent past, especially during the weeks or days closest to now: · I’ve been really busy lately so I haven’t been out much.· There hasn’t been much in the news lately.
especially spoken a very short time ago, especially only a few minutes, hours, days, or weeks ago: · John’s just gone out.· They’ve just had a new baby.
especially spoken not long ago – often used when you are not sure exactly when: · That house was sold a short while ago.· I looked in on her a little while ago and she was fast asleep.
spoken recently, especially only a few days ago: · I met Lucy in town the other day.· You’ll never guess what happened to me the other day.
made, prepared, done etc not long ago – used especially about food and drink. Also used about things that have just been painted, washed, or dug: · freshly baked bread· freshly squeezed orange juice· The boat had been freshly painted.
created, built, married etc not long ago: · the newly created position of Chief Designer· a newly married couple· their newly elected president
Longman Language Activatoronly a short time ago if something happened recently , it happened a short time before now, especially a few days or weeks ago: · The President has recently returned from a five day tour of South America.only recently: · a new species of plant that was only recently discovered in southern Braziluntil recently: · He lived in Boston until quite recently.· Until recently, commercial fishermen had been allowed to shoot sea lions if they tried to steal their catch. very recently: · "When did she go back to Italy?" "Oh, very recently - just a couple of days ago."as recently as (=used when something happened surprisingly recently): · As recently as the mid sixties, Nelson Rockefeller was considered unsuitable for the presidency because he had once been divorced.recently discovered/completed/built etc: · a recently published textbook· the recently industrialized countries of Southeast Asia
in the recent past: · Not long ago, computers were crude, unreliable machines, used by only a few experts.· Not long ago I asked a friend what her children gave her for her birthday. "Peace," she said. "They went out for the day."not so long ago: · There was a time not so long ago when everyone felt confident about investing in property.
very recently: · So what is the government's reaction to this news? A short time ago our political correspondent Jon Lander spoke to the Foreign Secretary, Robin Cook.· The red wolf survived until a short time ago in east Texas, but is now believed extinct in the wild.only/just a short time ago: · Seeing the tramp, Thomas remembered how he himself had been poor only a short time ago.
: newly formed/created/appointed/married etc formed, married etc very recently, especially during the last few days or weeks: · A newly married couple have moved into the house next door.· The group meets regularly in the newly built Chinese community center.· Mr Chandler is now director of the company's newly formed publishing division.
: freshly cut/cooked/made/painted etc cut, cooked etc a very short time ago, especially during the last few minutes or hours: · There's a pot of freshly made coffee on the kitchen table.· Add one clove of freshly crushed garlic.· Someone had placed a bunch of freshly cut roses on her desk.· At the beginning of term the school looked bright and clean with its freshly painted walls and polished floors.
spoken use this to say that something happened or you did something recently: · I met Lucy the other day outside Budgens.· Well, did my dad tell you what happened to me in the car the other day?just the other day: · I can't believe this weather - it was freezing just the other day!
a short time ago, usually not more than a few hours: · "Is there a Mrs Lambert staying at the hotel?'' "Yes, she checked in a short while ago.''just a short/little while ago: · Bobby's attorney gave me a call just a little while ago, to talk about the terms of the will.
informal fairly recently, usually a few weeks or months ago: · I broke my leg a little while back when I fell off a horse.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES newly converted feminists freshly ground pepper a dish of freshly picked peasCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
newly converted feminists· The poppy seeds were planted in the freshly-dug earth.
freshly ground pepper a dish of freshly picked peas· If you plan to stay up on election night, you could sustain yourself in the small hours with freshly baked pizza.· The decision made, he showered and dressed quickly, then went out to buy a freshly baked baguette for breakfast.· A popular speciality of the house are the freshly baked wholewheat and herb soda breads.· She had brought a bowl of hot chicken broth, freshly baked white manchet loaves and a tankard of watered ale.· Number 145 - freshly baked bread, the smell of which was almost enough to draw one inside.· The air was scented now with chocolate, coffee and freshly baked bread.
· Scatter the freshly chopped herbs over the tomatoes and lightly season with salt and black pepper. 3.· The furnaces were blazing up more strongly now, and the slaves began flinging the freshly chopped beech-wood into the molten depths.· Serve the venison, garnished with freshly chopped parsley.· Season the casserole to taste with salt and pepper and garnish with freshly chopped parsley before serving.· Serve topped with yogurt and garnished with freshly chopped chives.· Heat gently for 1-2min, then season to taste and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley before serving.· Add the cream a little at a time and finally add the freshly chopped herbs. 2.· Season with salt and pepper to taste, then add the freshly chopped parsley. 4.
· Serve with freshly cooked toast fingers or Melba toasts.· Stir the sauce into freshly cooked pasta which has been tossed in butter.· The rich, mouthwatering aroma of freshly cooked food made her stomach gurgle in anticipation.· Serve with the freshly cooked pasta of your choice.· A hot chicken take away counter offering freshly cooked drumsticks, thighs and whole cooked chickens was introduced at Merton.
· Squeeze over some lemon juice and add freshly ground pepper.· Here was also a coffee machine in which we ground the beans when a customer wanted freshly ground coffee.· A good addition to dried apricot fool is a spoonful or two of freshly ground almonds.· Scatter the freshly ground almonds over the base of the pastry case and carefully pour the syrup mixture on top.· Season generously with freshly ground pepper and add salt to taste.
· Enjoy the freshly prepared food and a high degree of personal attention.
· Add two dollars for freshly squeezed orange juice.· Mix together the lemon juice and freshly squeezed orange juice, then stir in the caster sugar.· Far an extra special drink use freshly squeezed orange juice with the bitter lemon.
VERB· The most familiar popular smells are probably fresh coffee, newly mown grass, hyacinths and freshly baked bread.· So they went looking for a market that had a real need for great, freshly baked bread.· The country-style breakfast consists of enough fresh juice, farm-fresh eggs, bacon and freshly baked bread to stop a lumberjack.· I could smell borscht, forced meat, freshly baked cake.
· The food is freshly cooked using local ingredients.· It is served simply, with a pile of freshly cooked fries.· The food is freshly cooked using produce from the kitchen garden and local produce as much as possible.· The food is freshly cooked and wholesome.· Food is freshly cooked, with all meals available and a choice of bar snacks or restaurant meals.
· He looks for freshly dug dirt, or tracks.· Tom Kitain to its freshly dug grave by a grove of olive and cypress trees.· Richard Lombu, standing next to a freshly dug mass grave, also remembers the scene.· One of our men spotted a freshly dug fighting position.
· The gravy calls for cream and freshly grated nutmeg.· Let the soup warm through completely, then serve with a dusting of freshly grated nutmeg.
· To add more flavour, sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper.· Drizzle with a tablespoon or so of olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.· Add the mascarpone Reheat, adding the mascarpone and correcting the seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper.· Add shrimp, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.· Add the fresh thyme, stirring to combine, and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
· Nestle and Pepsi and others piled into the freshly made iced tea area.· Vegetables, leafy greens, nuts, cheeses, meats, even fruits have found their way between freshly made pasta wrappers.
· They looked freshly painted with the rain that streamed down them, layer after layer.· Sitting there, he noticed that the large porticoes on either side of the stoop had been freshly painted.· Each boat had been freshly painted in bright colours for the occasion, and beside them stood their sinewy weather-beaten owners.· But the studios were huge, clean and freshly painted white.· Even the corbels and cornices of the ceiling had been freshly painted.· A freshly painted sign over the counter put closing time at nine-thirty; the clock next to it read nine-twenty-five.
· Sure enough, inside we found some beautiful zucchini and tomatoes, freshly picked from a nearby garden.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- A garland of freshly picked marigolds hung from the mirror.
- A good addition to dried apricot fool is a spoonful or two of freshly ground almonds.
- Add the mascarpone Reheat, adding the mascarpone and correcting the seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Drizzle with a tablespoon or so of olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Season generously with freshly ground pepper and add salt to taste.
- Squeeze over some lemon juice and add freshly ground pepper.
- Sure enough, inside we found some beautiful zucchini and tomatoes, freshly picked from a nearby garden.
- There were dates and a delicious bowl of freshly made cottage cheese.
- Because she made it look effortless, improvised-newly minted.
- But its newly minted dual-containment policy may reckon without the Middle East's rare talent for opportunistic alliances.
- Cray liked to hire talented but newly minted engineers.
- George W Bush steps freshly minted into that line.
- He's a newly minted law school graduate from Long Island.
- Some newly minted salesmen and saleswomen have been laid off from other jobs.
- The twilight sky was lavender and dark enough that Venus was out, hung above a freshly minted sickle moon.
- Two days after the plan was announced, Mr Resende took the newly minted package to creditors in Washington.
WORD FAMILYnounfreshnessrefreshmentrefreshmentsrefresheradjectivefreshrefreshingrefreshedadverbfreshlyfreshinglyrefreshinglyverbfreshenrefresh
freshly ground/picked/made etc recently ground, picked etc: freshly ground pepper► see thesaurus at recently