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Webster 1913 Edition
Illiberal
Il-lib′er-al
,Adj.
[L.
illiberalis
; pref. il-
not + liberalis
liberal: cf. F. illibéral
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Illiberal
ILLIB'ERAL
,Adj.
1.
Not noble; not ingenuous; not catholic; of a contracted mind. Cold in charity; in religion, illiberal.2.
Not candid; uncharitable in judging.3.
Not generous; not munificent; sparing of gifts.4.
Not becoming a well bred man.5.
Not pure; not well authorized or elegant; as illiberal words in Latin.Definition 2024
illibéral
illibéral
See also: illiberal
French
Adjective
illibéral m (feminine singular illibérale, masculine plural illibéraux, feminine plural illibérales)