01 a. Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.
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Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.
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New; original; additional.“A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the limbs.” — Landor.
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3.
Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or tainted; in good condition; as, fresh vegetables, flowers, eggs, meat, fruit, etc.; recently made or obtained; occurring again; repeated; as, a fresh supply of goods; fresh tea, raisins, etc.; lately come or made public; as, fresh news; recently taken from a well or spring; as, fresh water.
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Youthful; florid; as, these fresh nymphs.
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In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated; uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship.
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Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as, fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor; rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind.
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Not salt; as, fresh water, in distinction from that which is from the sea, or brackish; fresh meat, in distinction from that which is pickled or salted.
Phrases & compounds
Fresh breeze —
a breeze between a moderate and a strong breeze; one blowinq about twenty miles an hour.
Fresh gale —
a gale blowing about forty-five miles an hour.
Fresh way —
increased speed.
Syn.
Sound; unimpaired; recent; unfaded: ruddy; florid; sweet; good: inexperienced; unpracticed: unused; lively; vigorous; strong.