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Fewly vs Newly - What's the difference?

fewly | newly |

As adverbs the difference between fewly and newly

is that fewly is (rare|nonstandard) in small numbers while newly is in a new manner.

fewly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (rare, nonstandard) In small numbers.
  • * 1894 , Lewis Carroll, Sylvie and Bruno
    • "Yes," said Bruno; "but they went so slowly and so fewly , I didn't care to count them ."

    Usage notes

    * This word is most commonly an error made by non-native speakers.

    newly

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a new manner.
  • * , title=The Mirror and the Lamp
    • , chapter=3 citation , passage=One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”}}