Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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left | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
liberal | Yes | Yes | No | No |
left (noun) | liberal (noun) |
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a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east | a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties |
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left | a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets |
the hand that is on the left side of the body | |
those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare | |
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east |
left (adjective) | liberal (adjective) |
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being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north | tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition |
of or belonging to the political or intellectual left | showing or characterized by broad-mindedness |
intended for the left hand | given or giving freely |
not used up | not literal |
having political or social views favoring reform and progress |
left (adverb) | liberal (adverb) |
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toward or on the left; also used figuratively |