Definitions for illiberal

illiberal il·lib·er·al

Spelling: [ih-lib-er-uh l, ih-lib-ruh l]
IPA: /ɪˈlɪb ər əl, ɪˈlɪb rəl/

Illiberal is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 192 anagrams from letters in illiberal (abeiilllr).

Definitions for illiberal

adjective

  1. narrowminded; bigoted.
  2. Archaic. not generous in giving; miserly; niggardly; stingy. Chiefly Literary. without culture or refinement; unscholarly; vulgar.

Origin of illiberal

From the Latin word illīberālis, dating back to 1525-35. See il-2, liberal

Examples for illiberal

When I asked what made them illiberal, he answered, "It is because they are liberal."

These days, instead, we witness elections followed by majoritarian mob rule—what Fareed Zakaria has called “illiberal democracy.”

Which was the right thing to be, after all, because communism is as illiberal as fascism.

Prohibition (aka, the “war on drugs”) is an illiberal failure.

And this worldview clashes not only with the secular left and illiberal right in the government.

He is the expounder of Revolution in its compulsory and illiberal aspect.

Too illiberal, you think; and what would Mr. J. S. Mill say?

The refugees and civilian leaders believe the illiberal rhetoric from their armed allies reflect fundraising, not ideology.

First, Harsh and illiberal conduct on the part of the Banks.

For friendship is noble and refined, whereas pleasure is vulgar and illiberal.

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