fresh
fresh (frĕsh)adj. fresh·er, fresh·est 1. New to one's experience; not encountered before. 2. Novel; different: a fresh slant on the problem. See Synonyms at new. 3. Recently made, produced, or harvested; not stale or spoiled: fresh bread. 4. Not preserved, as by canning, smoking, or freezing: fresh vegetables. 5. Not saline or salty: fresh water. 6. Not yet used or soiled; clean: a fresh sheet of paper. 7. Free from impurity or pollution; pure: fresh air. 8. Additional; new: fresh evidence. 9. Bright and clear; not dull or faded: a fresh memory. 10. Having the glowing, unspoiled appearance of youth: a fresh complexion. 11. Untried; inexperienced: fresh recruits. 12. Having just arrived; straight: fashions fresh from Paris. 13. Revived or reinvigorated; refreshed: I was fresh as a daisy after the nap. 14. Fairly strong; brisk: a fresh wind. 15. Informal. Bold and saucy; impudent. 16. Having recently calved and therefore with milk. Used of a cow. 17. Slang. Excellent; first-rate.adv. Recently; newly: fresh out of milk; muffins baked fresh daily.n. 1. The early part: the fresh of the day. 2. A freshet. [Middle English, from Old English fersc, pure, not salty, and from Old French freis(feminine fresche), new, recent, of Germanic origin.] freshʹly adv.freshʹness n.
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