Definition of illiberal
: not liberal: such asa archaic (1) : lacking a liberal education (2) : lacking culture and refinementb : not requiring the background of a liberal arts education illiberal occupationsc archaic : not generous : stingyd : not broad-minded : bigoted illiberal thinkinge : opposed to liberalism illiberal tendencies
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Examples of illiberal in a Sentence
an illiberal attitude toward sex
an illiberal society that viewed any artistic depiction of the nude as inherently indecent
Origin and Etymology of illiberal
Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin illiberalis ignoble, stingy, from Latin in- + liberalis liberal
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: not allowing people to think and act as they choose : not liberal
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