Meanings
adverbunfreely (comparative more unfreely, superlative most unfreely)
comparative more unfreely · superlative most unfreely
- In a way that is not free; with interference or restriction.
Snowden said, "If living unfreely, but comfortably, is something you’re willing to accept you can get up every day, you can go to work, you can collect your paycheck."
2014 May 2, Michael Shoemaker, “Hero or Traitor? The Ethics of Snowden’s Surveillance Leak”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Cedars
Origin
From unfree + -ly or un- + freely.
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APA
unfreely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfreely
MLA
“unfreely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfreely. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfreely,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfreely.
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