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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
a. Lacking education in the liberal arts.
b. 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-răl′ĭ-tē), il·lib′er·al·ness n.
il·lib′er·al·ly adv.
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illiberal

(ɪˈlɪbərəl)
adj
1. narrow-minded; prejudiced; bigoted; intolerant
2. not generous; mean
3. lacking in culture or refinement
ilˌliberˈality, ilˈliberalness, ilˈliberalism n
ilˈliberally adv
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il•lib•er•al

(ɪˈlɪb ər əl, ɪˈlɪb rəl)

adj.
1. narrow-minded; bigoted.
2. Archaic.
a. not generous; miserly.
b. lacking culture or refinement.
[1525–35; < Latin]
il•lib`er•al′i•ty, il•lib′er•al•ness, il•lib′er•al•ism, n.
il•lib′er•al•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.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"
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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
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illiberal

adjective
Not tolerant of the beliefs or opinions of others, for example:
bigoted, close-minded, hidebound, intolerant, narrow-minded.
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Translations

illiberal

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

[ɪˈlɪbərəl] adj → autoritaire, autoritariste
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

illiberal

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

[ɪˈlɪbərəl] adj → illiberale
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