generously
/dʒˈɛnɚəsli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.29 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He generously donated what little he could."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English generous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English generously From generous + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more generously (comparative)
most generously (superlative)