Definitions for freely
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. freelyadverb

   in a free manner

   "the painting featured freely brushed strokes"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Freelyadverb

   Etymology: from free.

   1. At liberty; without vassalage; without slavery; without dependance.2. Without restraint; lavishly.

   If my son were my husband, I would freelier rejoice in that absence wherein he won honour, than in the embracements of his bed, where he would shew most love. William Shakespeare, Coriolan.

   I pledge your grace; and if you knew what pains
   I have bestow’d to breed this present peace,
   You would drink freely. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   3. Without scruple; without reserve.

   Let such teach others who themselves excel,
   And censure freely who have written well. Alexander Pope, Ess. on Crit.

   4. Without impediment.

   To follow rather the Goths in rhyming than the Greeks in true versifying, were even to eat acorns with swine, when we may freely eat wheat-bread among men. Roger Ascham, Schoolmaster.

   The path to peace is virtue: what I show,
   Thyself may freely on thyself bestow:
   Fortune was never worshipp’d by the wise;
   But, set aloft by fools, usurps the skies. John Dryden, Juv. Sat.

   5. Without necessity; without predetermination.

   Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell. John Milton.

   He leaves us to chuse with the liberty of reasonable beings: they who comply with his grace, comply with it freely; and they who reject it, do also freely reject it. John Rogers, Sermons.

   6. Frankly; liberally.

   By nature all things have an equally common use: nature freely and indifferently opens the bosom of the universe to all mankind. Robert South, Sermons.

   7. Spontaneously; of its own accord.

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1. freely

   Freely means being able to conduct oneself or perform an action willingly, without any restrictions, constraints, or inhibitions. It refers to a situation where one is not controlled or restricted, has free will or freedom to do something at their discretion. It can also refer to being open, abundant or unlimited in a particular situation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Freelyadverb

   in a free manner; without restraint or compulsion; abundantly; gratuitously

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FREELY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Freely is ranked #81458 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Freely surname appeared 232 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Freely.
   
   65.9% or 153 total occurrences were White.
   27.1% or 63 total occurrences were Black.
   3% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'freely' in Adverbs Frequency: #336

How to pronounce freely?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say freely in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of freely in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of freely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of freely in a Sentence

1. Actor Peter Simonischek:

   While we were shooting... we worked with a lot of focus, very freely and very hard.

2. James Joyce:

   I will tell you what I will do and what I will not do. I will not serve that in which I no longer believe, whether it call itself my home, my fatherland, or my church: and I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defense the only arms I allow myself to use --silence, exile and cunning.

3. Samuel Lipoff:

   We are pleased that Parler is back on Google Play as a native app so that Android users no longer have to side-load, while away from Google Play, we have worked diligently to build a more feature-rich and dynamic user experience. Now is a perfect time to join Parler and rediscover the non-partisan platform where we enable people to speak freely !

4. David Nutt:

   The SSRI did not increase brain connectivity, and The SSRI actually did not improve well-being as much as psilocybin, now for the first time you've got the brain science lining up with what patients say after a trip :' I feel more connected. I can think more freely. I can escape from negative thoughts, and I don't get trapped in them.'.

5. Christina Pushaw:

   With vaccines being freely available all over the state, Floridians are encouraged to get vaccinated if they have not done so already.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=freely
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=freely
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freely
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html