Word parts cheap + -ly Pronunciation IPA (key): /ˈtʃiːpli/ Audio (UK)(file) Adverb Positive cheaply Comparative more cheaply Superlative most cheaply If you do something cheaply, it doesn't cost you a lot of money. They were able to move the goods more quickly and cheaply. There are more cheap goods, produced by cheaply paid foreign labor. Related words cheap Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.