liberally C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ˈlɪbərəli/ UK /ˈlɪbərəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 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 AI details From liberal (Latin līberālis 'befitting a free person', from līber 'free') + the adverbial suffix -ly. līberālis Latin līber Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # liberally **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈlɪbərəli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɪbərəli/ ## Meanings 1. in a generous or abundant manner ## Examples - He seasoned the dish liberally with pepper. ## Synonyms - generously - abundantly - freely - copiously - bountifully - lavishly ## Antonyms - sparingly - stingily - meagerly ## Related Forms - liberal - liberality - liberty ## Roots and Affixes - Root: līberālis - Root: līber ## Etymology From liberal (Latin līberālis 'befitting a free person', from līber 'free') + the adverbial suffix -ly. ## AI Etymology Liberally comes from liberal (Latin līberālis 'befitting a free person', from līber 'free') + the adverbial suffix -ly. The etymological trail includes Latin līberālis, Latin līber. The same word family includes liberal, liberality, liberty. Its current adverb use means "in a generous or abundant manner". ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown