freely
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/ˈfɹiːli/
(UK)
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/ˈfɹiːli/ (UK) · /ˈfɹili/ (US)
Definition of freely
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Free; frank.
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adj
- Free; frank.
- Generous; noble; excellent; beautiful; lovely.
adv
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In a free manner.
“Wine was flowing freely.”
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Without interference or restriction.
“talk freely”
“I found that the Chapelon steamed almost too freely, because on a strange locomotive and road one usually tends to overfire a little through a natural lack of confidence.”
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Of one's own free will.
“I will freely help you.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English frely, freelich, from Old English frēolīc (“free, freeborn, glorious, stately, magnificent, noble, beautiful, charming”), equivalent to free + -ly. Compare Middle Low German vrilik, vrigelik (“free”), Middle High German vrīlich (“free”).
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