fatly
- adverb
- /ˈfætli/
- The company rewarded its employees fatly for their hard work this year.
Examples
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She donated fatly to the charity, ensuring they could help more families in need.
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After winning the lottery, he began to live fatly, enjoying luxuries he never imagined.
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Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the 'new, wonderful, good society' which shall now be Rome's, interpreted to mean: more money, more ease, more security, more living fatly at the expense of the industrious.
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Synonyms
In a way that gives more money or help than expected
In large amounts that are more than enough
To a large degree or very strongly
In a very rich and generous way using a lot of money
In a generous way that gives a lot
Using or spending much more than needed
In a generous and forgiving way toward someone, often a rival
In a generous and plentiful way
In a very generous way without holding back
Someone gives large gifts or money in a very generous way
In a generous way that gives a lot
In large amounts
To do something willingly without complaining or feeling angry
In a kind and generous way
To give more than people need or expect
Antonyms
How Generous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fatly comes from the adjective fat ('well-fed' or 'rich') plus the adverb ending -ly, and it carries the picture of giving or having a lot, like a 'fat' reward or 'fat' pay. So to be paid fatly is to be paid in a large, generous way.