Sorry, you’re correct at least insofar as I should have said ^liber[a-z]*
The adverb “liberally” will be a casualty since it’s a homonym for the politically charged version I’m trying to avoid.
I’ll grant that “liber” and “liberate” also fall victim here, but I would be surprised if it was hard to rephrase either of those in almost any conversation.
Sorry, you’re correct at least insofar as I should have said ^liber[a-z]*
The adverb “liberally” will be a casualty since it’s a homonym for the politically charged version I’m trying to avoid.
I’ll grant that “liber” and “liberate” also fall victim here, but I would be surprised if it was hard to rephrase either of those in almost any conversation.
^liber[a-z]+ will allow liber as well, just not liberate.