adv
Meaning 1
In a liberal manner; generously; freely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
liberally
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/ˈlɪb(ə)ɹəli/
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CMU ARPABET: L IH1 B ER2 AH0 L IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
In accordance with political views associated with the liberals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a generous manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he gave liberally to several charities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: munificently, generously
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
freely in a nonliteral manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he embellished his stories liberally
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English liberal Middle English -ly English -ly English liberally From liberal + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: щедро (štedro) — generously
- Latin: largē — generously
- Spanish: con franca mano — generously
- Spanish: con larga mano — generously