Afresh vs. Fresh: What's the Difference?

Afresh and Fresh Definitions
Afresh
Once more; anew; again
Start afresh.
Fresh
New to one's experience; not encountered before
Fresh evidence.
Afresh
Anew; again; once more
We ditched the original design, and decided to start afresh.
Fresh
Unusual or different
A fresh approach on the problem.
Afresh
Anew; again; once more; newly.
They crucify . . . the Son of God afresh.
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Fresh
Recently made, produced, or harvested; not stale or spoiled
Fresh bread.
Afresh
Again but in a new or different way;
Start afresh
Wanted to write the story anew
Starting life anew in a fresh place
Fresh
Not preserved, as by canning, smoking, or freezing
Fresh vegetables.
Fresh
Not saline or salty
Fresh water.
Fresh
Not yet used or soiled; clean
A fresh sheet of paper.
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Fresh
Free from impurity or pollution; pure
Fresh air.
Fresh
Not dull or faded
A fresh memory.
Fresh
Newly applied, especially to restore or enhance
A fresh coat of paint.
Fresh
Fairly strong and often cool; brisk
A fresh wind.
Fresh
Having just arrived
Fashions fresh from Paris.
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Fresh
Untried or trained but not experienced
Fresh volunteers.
Fresh
Revived or reinvigorated; refreshed
I was fresh as a daisy after the nap.
Fresh
Rested and ready for a long ride. Used of horses.
Fresh
Having the glowing or unspoiled appearance of youth
A fresh complexion.
Fresh
Having recently calved and therefore producing milk. Used of a cow.
Fresh
(Informal) Lacking respectful restraint; impudent
Don't get fresh with me!.
Fresh
(Slang) Excellent; first-rate.
Fresh
Recently; newly
Fresh out of milk.
Muffins baked fresh daily.
Fresh
The early part
The fresh of the day.
Fresh
A freshet.
Fresh
Newly produced or obtained; recent.
He followed the fresh hoofprints to find the deer.
I seem to make fresh mistakes every time I start writing.
With his recent divorce still fresh in his mind, he was unable to concentrate on his work.
Fresh
(of food) Not dried, frozen, or spoiled.
After taking a beating in the boxing ring, the left side of his face looked like fresh meat.
I brought home from the market a nice bunch of fresh spinach leaves straight from the farm.
A glass of fresh milk
Fresh
(of plant material) Still green and not dried.
Fresh
Invigoratingly cool and refreshing.
What a nice fresh breeze.
Fresh
(of water) Without salt; not saline.
After a day at sea it was good to feel the fresh water of the stream.
Fresh
Rested; not tired or fatigued.
Fresh
In a raw or untried state; uncultured; unpracticed.
A fresh hand on a ship
Fresh
Youthful; florid.
Fresh
Disobedient or rude, as of a child.
Fresh
(slang) Good, fashionable.
A fresh pair of sneakers
Fresh
Tipsy; drunk.
Fresh
Rude, cheeky, or inappropriate; presumptuous; disrespectful; forward.
No one liked his fresh comments.
Fresh
Sexually aggressive or forward; prone to caress too eagerly; overly flirtatious.
Hey, don't get fresh with me!
Fresh
Recently; just recently; most recently
We are fresh out of milk.
Fresh
A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.
Fresh
A stream or spring of fresh water.
Fresh
The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea.
Fresh
(commercial fishing) To pack (fish) loosely on ice.
Fresh
To flood or dilute an area of salt water with flowing fresh water.
Fresh
(of wind) To become stronger.
Fresh
To rebore the barrel of a rifle or shotgun.
Fresh
To update.
Fresh
To freshen up.
Fresh
To renew.
Fresh
(of a dairy cow) to give birth to a calf.
Fresh
Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.
Fresh
New; original; additional.
A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the limbs.
Fresh
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.
Fresh
Youthful; florid; as, these fresh nymphs.
Fresh
In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated; uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship.
Fresh
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.
Fresh
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.
Fresh
A stream or spring of fresh water.
He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show himWhere the quick freshes are.
Fresh
A flood; a freshet.
Fresh
The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea.
Fresh
To refresh; to freshen.
Fresh
Not stale or old;
Fresh bread
A fresh scent
Fresh
(of a cycle) beginning or occurring again;
A fresh start
Fresh ideas
Fresh
Imparting vitality and energy;
The bracing mountain air
Fresh
Of a kind not seen before;
The computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
Fresh
Not canned or otherwise preserved;
Fresh vegetables
Fresh
Not containing or composed of salt water;
Fresh water
Fresh
Having recently calved and therefore able to give milk;
The cow is fresh
Fresh
With restored energy
Fresh
Not soured or preserved;
Sweet milk
Fresh
Free from impurities;
Clean water
Fresh air
Fresh
Not artificial;
Fresh cut flowers
Fresh
Not yet used or soiled;
A fresh shirt
A fresh sheet of paper
An unused envelope
Fresh
Improperly forward or bold;
Don't be fresh with me
Impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
An impudent boy given to insulting strangers
Fresh
Very recently;
They are newly married
Newly raised objections
A newly arranged hairdo
Grass new washed by the rain
A freshly cleaned floor
We are fresh out of tomatoes