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freshly-built

|fresh-ly-built|

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/ˈfrɛʃli bɪlt/

recently constructed

Etymology
Etymology Information

'freshly-built' originates from the combination of 'freshly' and 'built', where 'freshly' is derived from 'fresh', meaning 'new or recently made', and 'built' is the past participle of 'build', meaning 'to construct'.

Historical Evolution

'freshly' evolved from the Old English word 'fresc', and 'built' comes from the Old English 'byldan', which eventually became the modern English word 'build'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, 'freshly' meant 'new or recent', and 'built' meant 'constructed'. The combined term 'freshly-built' retains the meaning of 'recently constructed'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adjective 1

recently constructed or made.

The freshly-built house still had the smell of new paint.

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