Meanings
comparative more generously · superlative most generously
- In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample.
He generously donated what little he could.
2 more examples
The dessert generously filled a large plate.
Consequently, to brighten up a shady spot in the front garden we have recently added ‘Harlequin’, its green foliage splashed generously with white, though hopefully not to be splashed generously with a multicolour yawn.
2006, Ian Shenton, The Trouble with Plants: Tales of Trivia and Tribulation from an English Garden, page 80
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin a generous manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishgenerous
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishgenerously
Translations
Catalan generosament
- generosamentin a generous manner
Esperanto malavare, grandanime
- malavarein a generous manner
- grandanimein a generous manner
Finnish anteliaasti
- anteliaastiin a generous manner
Latin largē
- largēin a generous manner
Polish hojnie
- hojniein a generous manner
Portuguese generosamente
- generosamentein a generous manner
Russian великодушно
- великодушно (velikodušno)in a generous manner
Spanish generosamente
- generosamentein a generous manner
Cite this entry
generously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generously
“generously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generously. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “generously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generously.
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