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illiberal

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il⋅lib⋅er⋅al

  [i-lib-er-uhl, i-lib-ruhl]
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–adjective
1. narrowminded; bigoted.
2. Archaic.
a. not generous in giving; miserly; niggardly; stingy.
b. Chiefly Literary. without culture or refinement; unscholarly; vulgar.
Origin:
1525–35; < L illīberālis. See il- 2 , liberal

Related forms:
il⋅lib⋅er⋅al⋅i⋅ty, il⋅lib⋅er⋅al⋅ness, il⋅lib⋅er⋅al⋅ism, noun
il⋅lib⋅er⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. biased, intolerant, hidebound, small-minded.
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il·lib·er·al   (ĭ-lĭb'ər-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Narrow-minded; bigoted.

  2. Archaic Ungenerous, mean, or stingy.

  3. Archaic

    1. Lacking liberal culture.

    2. Ill-bred; vulgar.


[Latin illīberālis : in-, not; see in-1 + līberālis, liberal; see liberal.]
il·lib'er·al·ism n., il·lib'er·al'i·ty (-ə-rāl'ĭ-tē), il·lib'er·al·ness n., il·lib'er·al·ly adv.
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