generouslyadv.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəsli/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəsli/

Forms: see generous adj. and n. and -ly suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: generous adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < generous adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Middle French, French généreusement courageously, bravely (1580), unselfishly, magnanimously (1636), liberally, munificently (1798), (with reference to consumption) copiously, with large quantities (late 19th cent. or earlier), Spanish generosamente (first half of the 15th cent., earliest in sense ‘gallantly, bravely’; compare quot. 1591 at sense 1a), Italian generosamente (a1579, earliest in sense ‘magnanimously’).

a. Nobly, honourably; unselfishly, magnanimously. Formerly also: †gallantly, bravely (obsolete).In later use often overlapping with sense 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [adverb] > high-mindedly or magnanimously

fairc1400

generously1591

magnanimously1602

noblewisea1618

high-mindedly1819

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica sig. N2/1 Generosamente, generously, gentleman-like.

1640 tr. G. S. du Verdier Love & Armes Greeke Princes ii. 121 Rozalmond had generously slain two Giants.

1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. iii, in Occas. Refl. sig. E8^v A Good Man, generously contending with ill Fortune.

1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion xxvii Generously brave, Thou all their little Malice may'st defy.

1730 J. Miller Humours Oxf. i. i. 14 Since you are possess'd of such a noble Treasure, you should generously make it a Blessing to the World; and not (as a Miser does his Pelf) niggardly hoard it up for your own Contemplation.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. xiv. 101 My dear Emily sat generously uneasy, I saw, for the trouble she had been the cause of giving.

1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 249 A companion of the Saint generously offered himself.

1825 tr. A. Thiers & F. Bodin Hist. French Revol. III. 3 A crowd..carried off the mayor, who had generously determined to die on his post.

1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. iii. iv. 357 Granville now generously interceded in behalf of his ancient foe.

1932 T. E. Lawrence tr. Homer Odyssey (new ed.) xiv. 202 It was not till the tenth black night that the great rolling swell approached me to the land of the Thesprotians, where the king, Pheidon, received me generously.

1962 ‘C. Marchant’ Heritage of Folly vii. 206 He didn't talk so generously of you.

2004 D. Cosper Wedding Season i. 101 She played generously along with our delusional visions of ourselves as terribly sophisticated creatures.

b. With reference to the behaviour or performance of a horse: bravely, gallantly; with effort.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > bravery or boldness > [adverb] > bravely (of a horse)

generously1836

1836 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 437/1 My horse grew sensibly tired with his difficult and irregular progress; but generously laboured on.

1888 Times 26 June 11/6 The jockey Warne, who rode Success at Derby..stated that he made a good start..Success ran, he said, generously.

1938 Times 28 July 5/1 The finish was one ungenerous horse finishing more generously than another.

2003 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 28 Nov. Pacific Dancer is another staying type who runs his races out generously, while Dealmaker, as the only two-win horse in the field, has to be considered.

†2. From, in, or into a family of high rank. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [adverb] > in respect of birth

generously1608

gently1642

1608 T. Heywood Rape of Lucrece sig. B Tis pittie one so generously deriu'd Should be depriu'd: his best induements thus.

1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 422 A difference in the maner of imployment, and in other circumstances thereto belonging, betweene those that are nobly or generously borne and bred, and those of the meaner and ordinarie ranke.

1693 Antiq. Reviv'd 96 Our Monarch seldom confers Titles of Dignity or Honour upon any, unless generously descended and suitably accomplish'd with Abilities and Manners.

3. Liberally, munificently; charitably; in an open-handed or giving manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adverb]

roomlyOE

freelyOE

unsparelya1225

largelyc1225

largec1350

liberallyc1410

unsparinglya1500

beneficially1530

bounteously1531

plenteously1535

frankly1551

well1565

well-favouredly1570

bountifully1580

prodigally1590

amply1594

munificently1594

royally1601

prodigal1603

generously1623

ungrudginglya1631

lavishly1769

unstintingly1857

spaciously1864

open-handedly1924

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adverb] > liberally or without stint

roomlyOE

freelyOE

unwaindandlyc1425

roundc1450

liberally1509

superabundantly1530

spareless1567

meeterly1589

generously1623

handsomely1686

unstintedly1849

1623 W. Lithgow Most Delectable Disc. Peregrination (new ed.) iii. 76 The day following, I went to salute and do my duety to the right Worshipfull Sir Thomas Glouer..who most generously and courteously entertained me three moneths, in his house.

a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 82 Here we rested the Lord's-day, and were very generously and nobly entertained.

1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vii. 93 If his creditors will do any thing generously for him, to enable him to go on again, well and good.

1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. x. 90 My wife always generously let them have a guinea each, to keep in their pockets.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1784 II. 570 Physicians..generously attended him, without accepting of any fees.

a1806 J. Barry in R. N. Wornum Lect. on Painting (1848) 151 Any man..who would generously employ his whole undivided attention to it.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxix. 103 When the crew were paid off..the owners..generously refused to deduct the amount from the pay-roll.

1882 R. Temple Men & Events iii. 44 Though simple in his tastes and habits, he was generously hospitable.

1910 Daily Chron. 13 Apr. 1/5 The prospective victims of Protection, have given..most generously to ‘The Daily Chronicle’ fund.

1949 Christian Sci. Monitor 11 May 21 An American visiting in London was told that the only way to get good service in restaurants, hotels and theaters was to tip generously.

1997 J. Krakauer Into Thin Air viii. 116 Beck reported that Pittman had generously shared the swag she'd brought with the other climbers.

4. With reference to consumption: richly, fully; with large quantities or generous portions; amply, copiously. Cf. generous adj. 6b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > diet > [adverb] > ample

generously1833

1726 Gentleman Angler 92 They will feed very generously, and divert the Angler, for they struggle hard, and are very strong.

1740 ‘T. Hogg’ Devil in Swine 16 Those well-meaning, deluded Gentlemen, who constantly attended upon these Republican Swine, and generously fed those of Them that wanted cramming.

1790 S. Deane New-Eng. Farmer 84/1 For a few days, or weeks, before..they should be more generously fed.

1833 J. Forbes et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. II. 210/1 If he [sc. the patient] have been accustomed to live generously..the allowance of wine must be greater.

1846 Columbian Mag. Jan. 6/1 Owing to the good will of the gods, he managed to eat generously and sleep profoundly.

1907 Westm. Gaz. 22 Mar. 2/3 These creatures..are chickens fed so generously that they are marketable..three weeks before the most rapid-growing Aylesbury duckling is saleable.

1959 Observer 15 Nov. 3/1 There are no special hazards in artificial twinning provided that the cow is generously fed..before calving.

2005 Olive Mar. 128/3 Though there's no hot food, the generously filled rolls are fresh and come with a packet of crisps thrown in!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	generously
释义	generouslyadv. Brit. /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəsli/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəsli/ Forms: see generous adj. and n. and -ly suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: generous adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < generous adj. + -ly suffix². Compare Middle French, French généreusement courageously, bravely (1580), unselfishly, magnanimously (1636), liberally, munificently (1798), (with reference to consumption) copiously, with large quantities (late 19th cent. or earlier), Spanish generosamente (first half of the 15th cent., earliest in sense ‘gallantly, bravely’; compare quot. 1591 at sense 1a), Italian generosamente (a1579, earliest in sense ‘magnanimously’). 1. a. Nobly, honourably; unselfishly, magnanimously. Formerly also: †gallantly, bravely (obsolete).In later use often overlapping with sense 3. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > [adverb] > high-mindedly or magnanimously fairc1400 generously1591 magnanimously1602 noblewisea1618 high-mindedly1819 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica sig. N2/1 Generosamente, generously, gentleman-like. 1640 tr. G. S. du Verdier Love & Armes Greeke Princes ii. 121 Rozalmond had generously slain two Giants. 1665 R. Boyle Disc. iv. iii, in Occas. Refl. sig. E8^v A Good Man, generously contending with ill Fortune. 1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion xxvii Generously brave, Thou all their little Malice may'st defy. 1730 J. Miller Humours Oxf. i. i. 14 Since you are possess'd of such a noble Treasure, you should generously make it a Blessing to the World; and not (as a Miser does his Pelf) niggardly hoard it up for your own Contemplation. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. xiv. 101 My dear Emily sat generously uneasy, I saw, for the trouble she had been the cause of giving. 1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 249 A companion of the Saint generously offered himself. 1825 tr. A. Thiers & F. Bodin Hist. French Revol. III. 3 A crowd..carried off the mayor, who had generously determined to die on his post. 1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. iii. iv. 357 Granville now generously interceded in behalf of his ancient foe. 1932 T. E. Lawrence tr. Homer Odyssey (new ed.) xiv. 202 It was not till the tenth black night that the great rolling swell approached me to the land of the Thesprotians, where the king, Pheidon, received me generously. 1962 ‘C. Marchant’ Heritage of Folly vii. 206 He didn't talk so generously of you. 2004 D. Cosper Wedding Season i. 101 She played generously along with our delusional visions of ourselves as terribly sophisticated creatures. b. With reference to the behaviour or performance of a horse: bravely, gallantly; with effort. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > bravery or boldness > [adverb] > bravely (of a horse) generously1836 1836 Fraser's Mag. Apr. 437/1 My horse grew sensibly tired with his difficult and irregular progress; but generously laboured on. 1888 Times 26 June 11/6 The jockey Warne, who rode Success at Derby..stated that he made a good start..Success ran, he said, generously. 1938 Times 28 July 5/1 The finish was one ungenerous horse finishing more generously than another. 2003 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 28 Nov. Pacific Dancer is another staying type who runs his races out generously, while Dealmaker, as the only two-win horse in the field, has to be considered. †2. From, in, or into a family of high rank. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > [adverb] > in respect of birth generously1608 gently1642 1608 T. Heywood Rape of Lucrece sig. B Tis pittie one so generously deriu'd Should be depriu'd: his best induements thus. 1627 R. Sanderson Ten Serm. 422 A difference in the maner of imployment, and in other circumstances thereto belonging, betweene those that are nobly or generously borne and bred, and those of the meaner and ordinarie ranke. 1693 Antiq. Reviv'd 96 Our Monarch seldom confers Titles of Dignity or Honour upon any, unless generously descended and suitably accomplish'd with Abilities and Manners. 3. Liberally, munificently; charitably; in an open-handed or giving manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adverb] roomlyOE freelyOE unsparelya1225 largelyc1225 largec1350 liberallyc1410 unsparinglya1500 beneficially1530 bounteously1531 plenteously1535 frankly1551 well1565 well-favouredly1570 bountifully1580 prodigally1590 amply1594 munificently1594 royally1601 prodigal1603 generously1623 ungrudginglya1631 lavishly1769 unstintingly1857 spaciously1864 open-handedly1924 the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adverb] > liberally or without stint roomlyOE freelyOE unwaindandlyc1425 roundc1450 liberally1509 superabundantly1530 spareless1567 meeterly1589 generously1623 handsomely1686 unstintedly1849 1623 W. Lithgow Most Delectable Disc. Peregrination (new ed.) iii. 76 The day following, I went to salute and do my duety to the right Worshipfull Sir Thomas Glouer..who most generously and courteously entertained me three moneths, in his house. a1661 W. Brereton Trav. (1844) 82 Here we rested the Lord's-day, and were very generously and nobly entertained. 1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vii. 93 If his creditors will do any thing generously for him, to enable him to go on again, well and good. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. x. 90 My wife always generously let them have a guinea each, to keep in their pockets. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1784 II. 570 Physicians..generously attended him, without accepting of any fees. a1806 J. Barry in R. N. Wornum Lect. on Painting (1848) 151 Any man..who would generously employ his whole undivided attention to it. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxix. 103 When the crew were paid off..the owners..generously refused to deduct the amount from the pay-roll. 1882 R. Temple Men & Events iii. 44 Though simple in his tastes and habits, he was generously hospitable. 1910 Daily Chron. 13 Apr. 1/5 The prospective victims of Protection, have given..most generously to ‘The Daily Chronicle’ fund. 1949 Christian Sci. Monitor 11 May 21 An American visiting in London was told that the only way to get good service in restaurants, hotels and theaters was to tip generously. 1997 J. Krakauer Into Thin Air viii. 116 Beck reported that Pittman had generously shared the swag she'd brought with the other climbers. 4. With reference to consumption: richly, fully; with large quantities or generous portions; amply, copiously. Cf. generous adj. 6b. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > diet > [adverb] > ample generously1833 1726 Gentleman Angler 92 They will feed very generously, and divert the Angler, for they struggle hard, and are very strong. 1740 ‘T. Hogg’ Devil in Swine 16 Those well-meaning, deluded Gentlemen, who constantly attended upon these Republican Swine, and generously fed those of Them that wanted cramming. 1790 S. Deane New-Eng. Farmer 84/1 For a few days, or weeks, before..they should be more generously fed. 1833 J. Forbes et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. II. 210/1 If he [sc. the patient] have been accustomed to live generously..the allowance of wine must be greater. 1846 Columbian Mag. Jan. 6/1 Owing to the good will of the gods, he managed to eat generously and sleep profoundly. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 22 Mar. 2/3 These creatures..are chickens fed so generously that they are marketable..three weeks before the most rapid-growing Aylesbury duckling is saleable. 1959 Observer 15 Nov. 3/1 There are no special hazards in artificial twinning provided that the cow is generously fed..before calving. 2005 Olive Mar. 128/3 Though there's no hot food, the generously filled rolls are fresh and come with a packet of crisps thrown in! 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