Generously

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr. L. generous of
     noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth,
     race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d {Gender}.]
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     1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.]
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              The generous and gravest citizens.    --Shak.
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     2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
        as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;
        spirited; courageous. "The generous critic." --Pope. "His
        generous spouse." --Pope. "A generous pack [of hounds]."
        --Addison.
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     3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly;
        munificent; as, a generous friend or father.
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     4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a
        generous table. --Swift.
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     5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as,
        generous wine.
  
     Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See {Liberal}. --
          {Gen"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Gen"er*ous*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  generously
       adv : in a generous manner; "he gave liberally to several
             charities" [syn: {liberally}, {munificently}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  98 Moby Thesaurus words for "generously":
     abundantly, acutely, affluently, amazingly, amply, aplenty,
     astonishingly, awesomely, bigheartedly, bottomlessly, bounteously,
     bountifully, chivalrously, considerately, conspicuously, copiously,
     diffusely, effusely, eminently, emphatically, exceptionally,
     exquisitely, extraordinarily, extravagantly, exuberantly, famously,
     freehandedly, freeheartedly, freely, fully, glaringly, graciously,
     greatheartedly, handsomely, heedfully, hospitably, impressively,
     in abundance, in full measure, in good supply, in plenty,
     in quantity, incredibly, inexhaustibly, intensely, kindly,
     knightly, largeheartedly, lavishly, liberally, magically,
     magnanimously, magnificently, markedly, marvelously, maximally,
     no end, nobly, notably, openhandedly, openheartedly, opulently,
     overflowingly, particularly, peculiarly, plenteously, plentifully,
     pointedly, preeminently, prodigally, profusely, prominently,
     pronouncedly, remarkably, richly, riotously, signally, singularly,
     splendidly, strikingly, superabundantly, superlatively,
     surpassingly, surprisingly, thoughtfully, to the full, uncommonly,
     ungrudgingly, unselfishly, unsparingly, unstintingly, unusually,
     with both hands, with open hands, without stint, wonderfully,
     wondrous, worthily