liberal.

1. Providing or using something freely and in substantial amounts.

2. Favoring individual freedoms, openness, or reform rather than strict control or rigid tradition.

3. Interpreting words, rules, or permissions broadly rather than strictly.

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Words that belong together

• liberal allowance
• liberal helping

On the page

Apply a liberal amount of sealant around the joint.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more liberal; superlative most liberal when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.