illiberalness

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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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I was surprised, though perhaps I should not have been, to hear him endorse President Clinton's controversial statement regarding the illiberalness of the million Russian immigrants"they come from a non-democratic culture," Halevi noted.