Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr. L. generous of
   noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth,
   race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d {Gender}.]
   1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.]

            The generous and gravest citizens.    --Shak.

   2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
      as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;
      spirited; courageous. ``The generous critic.'' --Pope.
      ``His generous spouse.'' --Pope. ``A generous pack [of
      hounds].'' --Addison.

   3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly;
      munificent; as, a generous friend or father.

   4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a
      generous table. --Swift.

   5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as,
      generous wine.

   Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See {Liberal}. --
        {Gen"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Gen"er*ous*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

generously
     adv : in a generous manner; "he gave liberally to several
           charities" [syn: {liberally}, {munificently}]