Meaning & use
Liberally
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In a generous, ample, or unrestrained manner.
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She seasoned the soup liberally with pepper.
The professor interpreted the assignment guidelines rather liberally.
A note on using this word
Liberally can also describe a tolerant or open-minded approach to ideas and politics, distinct from its more common sense of generous quantity.
Words with a similar meaning
generouslyfreelyabundantly
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Words with an opposite meaning
sparinglystrictly
Another way to use it
2. adverb
In a way that favors individual freedom, tolerance, or political reform.
The newspaper's editorial board tends to write liberally on social issues.
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