"generously" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-generously.ogg Forms: more generously [comparative], most generously [superlative]
Etymology: From generous + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|generous|-ly|id2=adverbial}} generous + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} generously (comparative more generously, superlative most generously)
  1. In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample. Translations (in a generous manner): generosament (Catalan), malavare (Esperanto), grandanime (Esperanto), anteliaasti (Finnish), xenerosamente (Galician), largē (Latin), génétheusement (Norman), hojnie (Polish), generosamente (Portuguese), generosamente (Spanish)
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