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unfreely

unfreely adverb: in a way that is not free; with interference or restriction.

Adverb

unfreely (comparative more unfreely, superlative most unfreely)

  1. In a way that is not free; with interference or restriction.
    • Snowden said, "If living unfreely, but comfortably, is something you’re willing to accept you can get up every day, you can go to work, you can collect your paycheck."2014 May 2, Michael Shoemaker, “Hero or Traitor? The Ethics of Snowden’s Surveillance Leak”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), Cedars

Forms of unfreely

comparativemore unfreely
superlativemost unfreely

Origin of unfreely

From unfree + -ly or un- + freely.

Questions about unfreely

What does unfreely mean?
Unfreely means in a way that is not free; with interference or restriction.
What part of speech is unfreely?
Unfreely is an adverb.

Words near unfreely in the dictionary

  1. unfreeable
  2. unfreed
  3. unfreedom
  4. unfreedoms
  5. unfreeing
  6. unfreely
  7. unfreeman
  8. unfreemen
  9. unfreeness
  10. unfreer
  11. unfrees

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