illiberal

il·lib·er·al (

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adj.

1. Narrow-minded; bigoted.

2. Archaic Ungenerous, mean, or stingy.

3. Archaic

a. Lacking liberal culture.

b. Ill-bred; vulgar.

[Latin illberlis : in-, not; see in-¹ + lberlis, liberal; see liberal.]

il·liber·al·ism n.

il·liber·ali·ty (-

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-t

), il·liber·al·ness n.

il·liber·al·ly adv.

illiberal [ɪˈlɪbərəl]

adj

1. narrow-minded; prejudiced; bigoted; intolerant

2. not generous; mean

3. lacking in culture or refinement

illiberality , illiberalness, illiberalism n

illiberally adv

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Adj.

illiberal - narrow-minded about cherished opinions

intolerant

narrow-minded, narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"

illiberal

adjective intolerant, prejudiced, bigoted, narrow-minded, small-minded, reactionary, hidebound, uncharitable, ungenerous His views are markedly illiberal.
intolerant liberal, tolerant, open-minded, broad-minded, generous, right-on (informal), charitable, politically correct or PC

Translations

illiberal [ɪˈlɪbərəl] ADJ (= bigoted) → intolerante; (= mean) → avaro, mezquino

illiberal [ɪˈlɪbər^əl] adj → autoritaire, autoritariste

illiberal

adj

(= narrow-minded) → engstirnig, intolerant, engherzig; (= reactionary) → reaktionär; (Pol, Jur: = strict, repressive) law → restriktiv; rule → antiliberal; system, regime → autoritär

(= niggardly) → knauserig, geizig

illiberal [ɪˈlɪbərəl] adj → illiberale

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bigoted catholic close cosmopolitan Illiberalize insular intolerant little miserly narrow narrow-minded profuse stingy tolerant ungenerous Ungenerously	To be sure when we consider that I DID take some pains to prevent my brother-in-law's marrying her, this want of cordiality is not very surprizing, and yet it shows an illiberal and vindictive spirit to resent a project which influenced me six years ago, and which never succeeded at last. Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context It will be forgotten, on the one hand, that jealousy is the usual concomitant of love, and that the noble enthusiasm of liberty is apt to be infected with a spirit of narrow and illiberal distrust. Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context Her father, captivated by youth and beauty, and that appearance of good humour which youth and beauty generally give, had married a woman whose weak understanding and illiberal mind had very early in their marriage put and end to all real affection for her. Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context	Illecebration Illecebrous Illecebrum Illecebrum verticullatum illegal illegal possession illegalise illegality illegalize illegally Illegalness illegibility illegible illegibly illegitimacy illegitimate illegitimate child illegitimate enterprise Illegitimate fertilization illegitimately Illegitimation Illegitimatize illeism Illesive Illeviable illiberal illiberalism Illiberality Illiberalize Illiberally Illiberalness Illich illicit illicitly illicitness Illicitous Illicium Illicium anisatum Illicium floridanum Illicium verum Illighten Illimani illimitable Illimitation Illimited Illinition illinium Illinoian Illinois Illinois bundleflower Illinois River	Illes Balears Province Illes Balears Province Illes, Bela Illés, Béla Illesive illest illest illest Illeviable Illeviable ILLF ILLH Illi Illi Illi Illia, Arturo Illia, Arturo ILLIAC ILLIAC ILLIAC IV ILLIAC-IV Illiad and Odyssey Illiad and Odyssey Illiad and Odyssey Illiana Financial Credit Union Illiana Garden Railway Society Illiana Jewish Genealogical Society Illiber Illiber Illiber illiberal Illiberal democracy Illiberal democracy illiberalism illiberalism illiberality illiberality Illiberalize illiberally illiberally illiberalness illiberalness Illiberi Liberini Illiberi Liberini Illiberi Liberini Illica, Luigi Illich Illich Illich Illich Ramirez Sanchez Illich, Ivan Illich, Ivan Illich, Ivan Illich-Svitych, Vladislav Illich-Svitych, Vladislav Markovich Illiciaceae Illiciales illicit illicit illicit illicit business

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To be sure when we consider that I DID take some pains to prevent my brother-in-law's marrying her, this want of cordiality is not very surprizing, and yet it shows an illiberal and vindictive spirit to resent a project which influenced me six years ago, and which never succeeded at last.

Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context

It will be forgotten, on the one hand, that jealousy is the usual concomitant of love, and that the noble enthusiasm of liberty is apt to be infected with a spirit of narrow and illiberal distrust.

Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context

Her father, captivated by youth and beauty, and that appearance of good humour which youth and beauty generally give, had married a woman whose weak understanding and illiberal mind had very early in their marriage put and end to all real affection for her.

Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context

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