il|lib´er|al|ness

il|lib´er|al|ness
il|lib|er|al «ih LIHB uhr uhl, -LIHB ruhl», adjective.
1. not liberal; narrow-minded; prejudiced: »

Illiberal attitudes…do not sound the death knell of the Republic (Scientific American).

SYNONYM(S): bigoted.
2. stingy; miserly: »

an illiberal attitude toward charities.

3. without liberal culture; unscholarly; ill-bred.
il|lib´er|al|ly, adverb.
il|lib´er|al|ness, noun.

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