Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Newly · New·ly · IPA /ˈnuli/ 01 adv. Lately; recently. 1. Lately; recently. “He rubbed it o'er with newly gathered mint.” — Dryden. 2. Anew; afresh; freshly. “And the refined mind doth newly fashion Into a fairer form.” — Spenser.