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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.
[See Liberal.] Not liberal; not free or generous.
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)

  1. illiberal