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Antonyms for liberally
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : lib-er-uhl, lib-ruhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪb ər əl, ˈlɪb rəl |
Definition of liberally
Origin :- late 14c., "generously, munificently," from liberal (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "freely" is c.1500.
- As in largely : adv to a great extent
- As in generously : adv with a free hand
- As in generously : adv with an open heart
- As in royally : adv magnanimously
- As in satisfactorily : adv productive of satisfactory results
- As in amply : adv fully, sufficiently
- As in freely : adv easily, smoothly done
- As in handsomely : adv abundantly
- After him came Weary, liberally applying quirt and mild invective.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- The owners of the ship, too, had done all they could, liberally.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- I have been, as the phrase is, liberally educated, and am fit for nothing.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- Of our living poets, Longfellow has been most liberally paid.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
- Be liberal, Christian; you can afford to treat her liberally.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- His agents were men who required to be dealt with liberally.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- The doctor had felt encouraged with his experiment and treated him liberally.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Wins » by Robert Herrick
- Seeing that he was reading the Rappel, I conversed “liberally.”
- Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
- "I don't care for his looks, but I should like his tips," Miriam liberally smiled.
- Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
- Of all the great and rich men of whom we are aware, none gave as liberally as did he.
- Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
Synonyms for liberally
- abundantly
- acceptably
- adequately
- agreeably
- altruistically
- amply
- appropriately
- as a rule
- as one pleases
- benevolently
- bigheartedly
- bounteously
- bountifully
- broadly
- by and large
- candidly
- capaciously
- charitably
- chiefly
- chivalrously
- cleanly
- commodiously
- completely
- comprehensively
- considerably
- copiously
- effortlessly
- enough
- enthusiastically
- expansively
- extensively
- extravagantly
- facilely
- fittingly
- freely
- generally
- generously
- genially
- graciously
- grandly
- greatly
- handsomely
- immoderately
- imposingly
- in a big way
- in a grand manner
- lavishly
- liberally
- lightly
- like water
- loosely
- magnanimously
- magnificently
- mainly
- majestically
- mostly
- munificently
- nobly
- on a large scale
- open-handedly
- openhandedly
- overall
- plenteously
- plentifully
- politely
- predominantly
- primarily
- principally
- prodigally
- prodigiously
- profusely
- properly
- readily
- richly
- rightly
- satisfactorily
- substantially
- suitably
- thoroughly
- ungrudgingly
- unhindered
- unobstructedly
- unreservedly
- unselfishly
- unsparingly
- unstintingly
- voluminously
- warmly
- well
- wholeheartedly
- widely
- with a free hand
- without encumbrance
- without hindrance
- without restraint
- without stint
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