Definition of illiberal Illiberal
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We found 8 definitions of illiberal from 4 different sources.
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What does illiberal mean?
WordNet
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| illiberal - narrow-minded about cherished opinions | ||
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| narrow-minded, narrow lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- illiberal (Adjective)
Restrictive to individual choice and freedom; authoritarian. - illiberal (Adjective)
narrow-minded; bigoted. - illiberal (Adjective)
ungenerous, stingy.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- illiberal (a.)
Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid. - illiberal (a.)
Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous. - illiberal (a.)
Not well authorized or elegant; as, illiberal words in Latin.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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illiberal
il-lib′ėr-al, adj. niggardly: mean, narrow in opinion.—v.t. Illib′eralise.—n. Illiberal′ity.—adv. Illib′erally
