LIBERALLY | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of liberally in English liberallyadverb uk /ˈlɪb.ər.əl.i/ us /ˈlɪb.ər.əl.i/

liberally adverb (IN LARGE AMOUNTS)

Add to word list Add to word list in a way that is involves large amounts of something: Apply the cream liberally to the affected area. Banks are lending money more liberally than ever.

• The author sprinkles her English prose liberally with Spanish words.
• Season the steak liberally before grilling.
• Walt Whitman is liberally quoted in the piece.
• Unlike US consumers, many of whom use credit liberally, Chinese workers opt to save.
• Place the remaining stuffing on the top, and dot liberally with the butter.

Plenty and abundant

• abound
• abound in/with something phrasal verb
• abundance
• abundant
• abundantly
• galore
• generosity
• generous
• generously
• handsomely
• over-represented
• overabundance
• overabundant
• overgenerosity
• plenitude
• teemingly
• trove
• unspent
• unstinted
• well off

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liberally adverb (NOT EXACTLY)

in a way that is not exact or exactly correct: In describing him as an author I guess you're using the word very liberally?

• Do concepts such as "resistance" have much force when employed so liberally?
• He uses the description "soap opera" a little liberally.
• In this context I'm using the word "compound" a bit more liberally.

Wrong

• aberrant
• aberrantly
• abnormal
• amiss
• anomalous
• false
• false impression
• false negative
• false positive
• falsely
• iniquitously
• iniquity
• invalidly
• irregularly
• liberal
• what's up? phrase
• wrongheaded
• wrongheadedly
• wrongly
• X, x

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liberally adverb (ATTITUDES)

in a way that allows a lot of freedom for different types of belief or behavior: She was raised very liberally by her parents. in a way that is politically liberal: He mistakenly thought he could vote as liberally as he wanted in Washington.

• Lincoln himself said after the victory, "I want no one punished; treat them liberally all around."
• The MP condemned the decision to pardon the men as "deplorable" and said the four had been treated "far too liberally".
• Polls show a big shift against racism and that we now think more liberally about race.

Open-minded

• anti-liberal
• anti-liberalism
• big tent
• broad-minded
• broad-mindedness
• inclusively
• liberal
• liberalism
• liberality
• live and let live idiom
• open-minded
• open-mindedly
• open-mindedness
• outward-looking
• permissive society
• receptivity
• religious tolerance
• tolerant
• tolerantly
• unblinkered

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liberal (Definition of liberally from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

liberally | American Dictionary

liberallyadverb us /ˈlɪb·ər·ə·li/ Add to word list Add to word list given or used generously: The food was liberally seasoned with salt. (Definition of liberally from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of liberally

liberally The writing style is clear and straightforward and the text is liberally illustrated with figures. From the Cambridge English Corpus In order to develop a more integrative approach, we borrowed the essence of the gametheoretic apparatus and modified it somewhat liberally. From the Cambridge English Corpus Each section is liberally illustrated and paints an irresistible picture. From the Cambridge English Corpus The book is liberally illustrated with diagrams and photographs, many in colour. From the Cambridge English Corpus The liberally construed joint attention behaviors all involved the comprehension or production of language. From the Cambridge English Corpus Headlines and subheadings should be liberally employed in the methods, results, and discussion sections. From the Cambridge English Corpus Secondly, even if there is agreement, it may be that the liberally neutral compensation policy is too harsh on people who waste their chances. From the Cambridge English Corpus The infants differed in their language production, which affected their respective ability to engage in liberally construed joint attention behaviors. From the Cambridge English Corpus One side objected to unscrupulous political methods; the other employed them liberally. From the Cambridge English Corpus Disinfectants were also liberally distributed to all households and public places cleaned more frequently. From the Cambridge English Corpus We sprinkle the text liberally with remarks and examples. From the Cambridge English Corpus Some recommended using honorific forms liberally when reincarnated lamas sit as defendants. From the Cambridge English Corpus He is a poster boy for a vision of social stability built on the values of the liberally educated. From the Cambridge English Corpus The interactions were scored for behavior preliminary to joint attention, behavior liberally construed as joint attention, and behavior conservatively construed as joint attention. From the Cambridge English Corpus She uses the term "hegemony" liberally throughout the book, assuming the underlying theoretical structure that is explained fully only at the end. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of liberally These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of liberally?

Translations of liberally

in Chinese (Traditional) 寬松地|大量地, 不確切地，模糊地，籠統地, 開明地，公允地，自由地… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 宽松地|大量地, 不确切地，模糊地，笼统地, 开明地，公允地，自由地… See more in Spanish generosamente, liberalmente, con mucha libertad… See more in Portuguese liberalmente, de modo liberal… See more in Turkish in French in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Ukrainian cömertçe, çokça, serbestçe… See more libéralement… See more royaal… See more štědře, liberálně… See more generøst, rundhåndet… See more banyak-banyak… See more มีใจกว้าง… See more một cách tùy nghi… See more hojnie, tolerancyjnie… See more frikostigt, liberalt… See more dengan murah hati… See more liberal… See more raust, rikelig… See more терпимо, ліберально… See more Need a translator?

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