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liberally

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˈlɪbərəli/ UK /ˈlɪbərəli/

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a generous or abundant manner

    He seasoned the dish liberally with pepper.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · in a generous or abundant... generouslyabundantlyfreelycopiouslybountifullylavishly
Opposites
sparinglystingilymeagerly
Word family
Related forms liberalliberalityliberty

Etymology

From liberal (Latin līberālis 'befitting a free person', from līber 'free') + the adverbial suffix -ly.

līberālis Latin līber Latin
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