different between freely vs unleashed

English

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: fr?'l?, IPA^(key): /?f?ili/
• Rhymes: -i?li

Etymology 1

From Middle English frely, freelich, from Old English fr?ol?c (“free, freeborn, glorious, stately, magnificent, noble, beautiful, charming”), equivalent to free +? -ly. Compare Middle Low German vrilik, vrigelik (“free”), Middle High German vr?lich (“free”).

Alternative forms

• frely (Scotland)

Adjective

freely (comparative freelier or more freely, superlative freeliest or most freely)

1. Free; frank.
2. Generous; noble; excellent; beautiful; lovely.

Derived terms

• unfreely

Etymology 2

From Middle English frely, freliche, from Old English fr?ol??e (“freely, readily, as a festival”), equivalent to free +? -ly. Compare Dutch vrijelijk (“freely”), German freilich (“certainly, of course”).

Adverb

freely (comparative freelier or more freely, superlative freeliest or most freely)

1. In a free manner.

2. Without interference or restriction.

   talk freely
3. Of one's own free will.

   I will freely help you.

Related terms

• frankly
• openly
• costlessly

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References

• “freely”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

English

Alternative forms

• unleasht (obsolete, rare)

Verb

unleashed

1. simple past tense and past participle of unleash

Adjective

unleashed (not comparable)

1. Not leashed; without a leash on it.
   • 2007, Karen Chavez, Best Hikes With Dogs: North Carolina (page 31)

     Some trails are extremely narrow, and people might become easily intimidated by passing an unleashed dog in a confined space, especially a large, nosy dog.

2. (figuratively) Freed from any restraint, physical or otherwise.

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