cheaply
cheaply Lexical Profile
cheaply Game Scores & Validity
• adverb
At a low price or for a small amount of money; with minimal financial expense.
"By booking their flights several months in advance, the students were able to travel across Europe quite cheaply."
In a way that shows poor quality, inferior workmanship, or a stingy lack of care and effort.
"The apartment complex was so cheaply constructed that the plaster began cracking within the first year."
With very little effort, sacrifice, or personal cost, or with low estimation of worth.
"The defending champions refused to give up their title cheaply and fought hard until the final whistle."
Word Nuance & Usage
While 'cheaply' can neutrally mean 'at a low financial cost,' it often carries a negative connotation of poor quality, corner-cutting, or stinginess, whereas 'inexpensively' or 'economically' are preferred for positive contexts.
• Rhymes for cheaply
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed from the adjective 'cheap' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'. The root 'cheap' derives from Old English 'ceap', meaning 'barter, bargain, or market,' which was itself an early Germanic borrowing from Latin 'caupo' ('small tradesman' or 'innkeeper').