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bountifully

bountifully

1 4.6
In a generous and plentiful way
  • adverb
  • /ˈbaʊntɪfəli/
translation icon : generosamente
  • Return to his rest because our Lord has dealt so bountifully with us.
  • so bountifully

Examples

  • Ethnic historical societies multiplied and contributed bountifully to the outpouring of new scholarship.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Grant my heart joy in your salvation; I will sing to the Lord, for he has dealt bountifully with me!

    Blog text (15)
  • Unlike years past, lawyers on the side of religious rights are well-trained, highly sophisticated, and bountifully financed.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Two verses stick out to me when I think about resting in the Lord: "Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you" (Psalm 116:7) and "My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him."

    Blog text (3)
  • Their south garden, a treasure widely coveted in San Francisco, grew bountifully—just now, in April, full of roses, camellias, rhododendron, and white wisteria.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Their south garden, a treasure widely coveted in San Francisco, grew bountifully—just now, in April, full of roses, camellias, rhododendron, and white wisteria.

  • When we give generously, when we share bountifully, nature has its way of bringing back what we shared.

  • God has blessed the minister bountifully.

Synonyms

generously
vsbountifully
49 2.0

In a way that gives more money or help than expected

is similar but also implies plentiful physical quantities
abundantly
vsbountifully
32 3.5

In large amounts that are more than enough

adds a sense of warm generosity to mere abundance
profusely
vsbountifully
22 4.8

In very large amounts, often more than needed

stresses kind giving rather than implying excessiveness
richly
vsbountifully
13 3.2

To a large degree or very strongly

focuses more on friendly giving than richness of form
lavishly
vsbountifully
11 5.6

In a very rich and generous way using a lot of money

is more about simple generous supply than flashy excess
liberally
vsbountifully
10 3.9

In a generous way that gives a lot

adds a warmer, more personal sense of giving intent
copiously
vsbountifully
3 6.1

In large amounts

emphasizes kind giving as well as large quantity
plentifully
vsbountifully
1 2.5

In large amounts

stresses the giver's kindness as well as the large amount
plenteously
vsbountifully
  • Archaic
6.3

In large amounts

focuses more on warm giving and generous spirit rather than only amount
bounteously
vsbountifully
8.1

In a generous way that gives a lot

leans toward everyday generous supply rather than formal or grand gifts
aboundingly
vsbountifully
6.3

In large amounts

puts more weight on generous intent than on sheer volume
aplenty
vsbountifully
4.2

In large amounts

highlights generous giving rather than just available supply
munificently
vsbountifully
  • Formal
8.4

Someone gives large gifts or money in a very generous way

keeps generous tone but is less formal and less showy
beneficently
vsbountifully
  • Formal
6.9

In a kind and generous way

is closer to generous supply and plentiful amounts than moral kindness
fatly
vsbountifully
8.6

In a generous way when giving money or rewards

is broader, covering general generous supply not only payments

Antonyms

15 3.5

Using only a small amount

scantily
  • NSFW
14 6.4

In a way that shows a lot of skin by wearing very little clothing

How Abundant

lavishly
11 5.6
bountifully
1 4.6
sufficiently
119 3.2
moderately
47 2.8

Surface Forms

bountifully positive
bountifuler comparative
bountifullest superlative

Morphology

bountifully = bountiful (transparent) = bounti + ful + ly

The adverb 'bountifully' is transparently derived from the adjective 'bountiful' using the standard adverbial suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

The word bountifully comes from bounty ('goodness' or 'generosity') and the ending -ful ('full of'). So to do something bountifully is to give or provide 'plenty' and to be very generous.