1.
[syn: illiberal, intolerant]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Illiberal \Il*lib"er*al\, a. [L. illiberalis; pref. il- not +
liberalis liberal: cf. F. illib['e]ral.]
1. Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean;
sordid. "A thrifty and illiberal hand." --Mason.
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2. Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like;
ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous.
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3. Not well authorized or elegant; as, illiberal words in
Latin. [R.] --Chesterfield.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
illiberal
adj 1: narrow-minded about cherished opinions [syn: illiberal,
intolerant]