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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Illiberal \Il*lib"er*al\, a. [L. illiberalis; pref. il- not + liberalis liberal: cf F. illib['e]ral.] 1. Not liberal; not free or generous; close niggardly; mean sordid. ``A thrifty and illiberal hand.'' --Mason. 2. Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous. 3. Not well authorized or elegant; as illiberal words in Latin. [R.] --Chesterfield. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: illiberal adj : narrow-minded about cherished opinions [syn: {intolerant}]
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