Entirely vs Freely - What's the difference?
entirely | freely |
To the full or entire extent.
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Free; frank.
Generous; noble; excellent; beautiful; lovely.
In a free manner.
Without interference or restriction.
Of one's own free will.
As adverbs the difference between entirely and freely
is that entirely is to the full or entire extent while freely is in a free manner.As an adjective freely is
free; frank.entirely
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Alternative forms
* entierly (chiefly archaic) * intirely (archaic or nonstandard)Adverb
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Synonyms
* (to the full extent) completely * (to the exclusion of others)Statistics
* English degree adverbsfreely
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) frely, freelich, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l) (Scotland)Adjective
(en-adj)Derived terms
*Etymology 2
From (etyl) frely, freliche, from (etyl) .Adverb
(en adverb)- Wine was flowing freely .
- I will freely help you.
