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fatly

fatly

8.6
In a generous way when giving money or rewards
  • adverb
  • /ˈfætli/
translation icon : generosamente
  • The company rewarded its employees fatly for their hard work this year.

Examples

  • She donated fatly to the charity, ensuring they could help more families in need.

  • After winning the lottery, he began to live fatly, enjoying luxuries he never imagined.

  • 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

generously
vsfatly
49 2.0

In a way that gives more money or help than expected

leans more toward abundant payment or provision specifically
abundantly
vsfatly
32 3.5

In large amounts that are more than enough

applies that plenty specifically to payment or provision contexts
richly
vsfatly
13 3.2

To a large degree or very strongly

frames that fullness mainly as payment or reward
lavishly
vsfatly
11 5.6

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

is generous but emphasizes practical supply over display
liberally
vsfatly
10 3.9

In a generous way that gives a lot

focuses more on payment or reward rather than general giving
extravagantly
vsfatly
7 6.0

Using or spending much more than needed

is generous but without the wasteful or reckless sense
plentifully
vsfatly
1 2.5

In large amounts

narrows that abundance toward payments and rewards
magnanimously
vsfatly
  • Formal
1 7.5

In a generous and forgiving way toward someone, often a rival

focuses on practical generous payment rather than moral forgiveness
bountifully
vsfatly
1 4.6

In a generous and plentiful way

focuses specifically on provision or reward rather than general supply
unstintingly
vsfatly
1 8.5

In a very generous way without holding back

is generous but often implies formal or specified rewards
munificently
vsfatly
  • Formal
8.4

Someone gives large gifts or money in a very generous way

is generous too but stresses payment or practical provision
bounteously
vsfatly
8.1

In a generous way that gives a lot

highlights generous payments or provisions rather than general plenty
plenteously
vsfatly
  • Archaic
6.3

In large amounts

adds a sense of giving money or practical provisions
ungrudgingly
vsfatly
7.2

To do something willingly without complaining or feeling angry

emphasizes giving as payment or provision rather than mere willingness
beneficently
vsfatly
  • Formal
6.9

In a kind and generous way

is more about generous payment or practical provision than kindness
overgenerously
vsfatly
5.8

To give more than people need or expect

is generous without implying that the giving is excessive

Antonyms

1 8.4

To give or spend very little without wanting to

1 6.8

In a small way that is not enough

How Generous

lavishly
11 5.6
fatly
8.6
modestly
28 3.1
sparingly
15 3.5

Surface Forms

fatly positive

Morphology

fatly = fat (semi-transparent) = fat + ly

Derived straightforwardly from 'fat' + '-ly', but the use meaning 'generously' for payments is a metaphorical extension that may not be immediately obvious to lower-level learners.

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.