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fresh

[fresh] adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb, adverb
–adjective
1. newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
2. recently arrived; just come: fresh from school.
3. new; not previously known, met with, etc.; novel: to uncover fresh facts; to seek fresh experiences.
4. additional or further: fresh supplies.
5. not salty, as water.
6. retaining the original properties unimpaired; not stale or spoiled: Is the milk still fresh?
7. not preserved by freezing, canning, pickling, salting, drying, etc.: fresh vegetables.
8. not tired or fatigued; brisk; vigorous: She was still fresh after that long walk.
9. not faded, worn, obliterated, etc.: fresh paint; a fresh appearance.
10. looking youthful and healthy: a fresh beauty that we all admired.
11. pure, cool, or refreshing, as air.
12. denoting a young wine, esp. a white or rosé, that is clean, crisp, and uncomplicated.
13. Meteorology. (of wind) moderately strong or brisk.
14. inexperienced; green; callow: Two hundred fresh recruits arrived at the training camp.
15. Informal. forward or presumptuous.
16. (of a cow) having recently given birth to a calf.
17. Slang.
a. exciting; appealing; great.
b. informed; up-to-date.
–noun
18. the fresh part or time.
19. a freshet.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
20. to make or become fresh.
–adverb
21. newly; recently; just now: He is fresh out of ideas. The eggs are fresh laid.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE fersc; c. OFris fersk, OHG frisc (G frisch), ON ferskr


freshly, adverb
freshness, noun


1. recent. See new. 11. invigorating, sweet, unadulterated. 14. artless, untrained, raw, uncultivated, unskilled.


1. old. 14. skilled.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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Slang Dictionary
fresh

  1. mod.
    cheeky; impudent. : Ken sure is fresh sometimes.
  2. mod.
    a little aggressive sexually; prone to caress too eagerly. : Hey, buster! Don't get fresh with me!
  3. mod.
    cool; okay. : That stuff's really fresh. It's a winner.
  4. mod.
    good-looking. : Tom is fresh and buff.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

fresh  (1)
late 13c. metathesis of O.E. fersc "unsalted," from W.Gmc. *friskaz (cf. O.Fris. fersk, Du. vers, Ger. frisch "fresh"), probably cognate with O.C.S. presinu "fresh," Lith. preskas "sweet." The metathesis, and the expanded M.E. senses of "new, pure, eager" are probably by influence of O.Fr. fres (fem. fresche), from P.Gmc. *frisko-, related to the Eng. word. To freshen a drink, "top it off" is from 1961.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: fresh
Function: adjective
1 a : free of the detrimental effects of delay (as the fading of memories) b : characterized by promptness
2 : experienced, made, or received newly or anew fresh Miranda warnings>
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