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- /ˈɹiːsənt.li/ UK
- /ˈɹi.sənt.li/ Canada, US
- [ˈɹi.sn̩ʔ.li] Canada, US
- /ˈɹiːsənt.li/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈɾisəntle/ Scotland
- /ˈɾiːsəntli/ Wales
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English recent
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English recently
From recent + -ly.
adverb more recently · most recently
- a short while ago. My recently published book about the life stories of recently-arrived immigrants.
- in recent times. I haven't been sleeping well recently.
Similar: as of late, freshly, just now, just then, late, lately, latterly, newly, novelly, of late, recently