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   freely

   /ˈfriːli/

   adverb

   • 1. not under the control of another; as one wishes: "I roamed freely"
   • ▪ without restriction or interference: "air can freely circulate"
   • ▪ openly and honestly: "you may speak freely" Similar openlycandidlyfranklyplainlymatter-of-factlystraightforwardlydirectlyexplicitlybluntlyoutspokenlyunreservedlywithout constraintwithout inhibitiontruthfullyhonestlywithout beating about the bushwithout mincing one's wordswithout prevaricationOpposite evasively
   • ▪ willingly and readily: "I freely confess to this failing" Similar voluntarilywillinglyreadilyof one's own volitionof one's own accordof one's own free willwithout being askedwithout being forcedwithout reluctanceOpposite under duress
   • 2. in copious or generous amounts: "she drank freely to keep up her courage"

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • F

     4

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

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