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fresh adj 1 newly made, gathered, etc. 2 having just arrived from somewhere, just finished doing something or just had some experience, etc fresh from university. 3 other or another; different; clean a fresh sheet of paper. 4 new; additional fresh supplies. 5 original a fresh approach. 6 said of fruit or vegetables: not tinned, frozen, dried, salted or otherwise preserved. 7 not tired; bright and alert. 8 cool; refreshing a fresh breeze. 9 said of water: not salty. 10 said of air: cool and uncontaminated; invigorating. 11 said of the face or complexion: youthfully healthy; ruddy. 12 not worn or faded. 13 colloq said of behaviour: offensively informal; cheeky. adverb in a fresh way Milk keeps fresh in the fridge. freshly adverb. freshness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon fersc not salt.
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