ILLIBERAL

illiberal. Illiberal, a. sparing, ungenerous, disingenuous

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Il‐lib″er‐al (?), a. [[L. illiberalis; pref. il- not + liberalis liberal: cf. F. illibéral.]] 1. 1. Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid. “A thrifty and illiberal hand.” Mason.
2. 2. Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous.
3. 3. Not well authorized or elegant; as, illiberal words in Latin. Chesterfield.