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illiberal
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1530s, "ungentlemanly, base, mean," from Middle French illiberal (14c.), from Latin illiberalis "ungenerous, mean, sordid; unworthy of a freeman," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + liberalis (see liberal ). A sense of "narrow-minded ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. narrow-minded about cherished opinions [syn: intolerant ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Illiberal \Il*lib"er*al\, a. [L. illiberalis; pref. il- not + liberalis liberal: cf. F. illib['e]ral.] Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid. ``A thrifty and illiberal hand.'' --Mason. Indicating a lack of breeding, ...
Usage examples of illiberal.
While the ministry on some occasions exhibited all the external signs of moderation and good humour, they, on others, manifested a spirit of jealousy and resentment which seems to have been childish and illiberal.
You have even debased the noblest and most beneficial art that ever engaged the study of mankind, which cannot be too much cultivated, and too little restrained, in seeking to limit the practice of it to a set of narrow-minded, illiberal wretches, who, like the lowest handicraftsmen, claim the exclusive privileges of a corporation.