adj.

1. Narrow-minded; bigoted.
2. Archaic. Ungenerous, mean, or stingy.
3. Archaic.
   1. Lacking liberal culture.
   2. Ill-bred; vulgar.

[Latin illīberālis : in-, not; see in–¹ + līberālis, liberal; see liberal.]

illiberalism il·lib'er·al·ism n.
illiberality il·lib'er·al'i·ty (-ə-răl'ĭ-tē) or il·lib'er·al·ness n.
illiberally il·lib'er·al·ly adv.

adjective

Not tolerant of the beliefs or opinions of others, for example: bigoted, close-minded, hidebound, intolerant, narrow-minded. See accept/reject.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: narrow-minded about cherished opinions
  Synonym: intolerant

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ikke liberal, snæversynet, smålig, gerrig, ukultiveret, udannet

Nederlands (Dutch)
bekrompen

Français (French)
adj. - étroit d'esprit, intolérant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - intolerant, engstirnig, geizig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανελεύθερος

Italiano (Italian)
non liberale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - intolerante, mesquinho (arc.)

Русский (Russian)
непросвещенный, нетерпимый, жадный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - intolerante, inculto, rústico, mezquino

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - trångsynt, inskränkt, intolerant, snål, okultiverad, vulgär

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
狭碍的, 吝啬的, 偏执的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 狹礙的, 吝嗇的, 偏執的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 인색한, 아음이 좁은, 교양이 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 自由を認めない, 心が狭い, 寛大でない, 気前のよくない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير مثقف, متعصب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא ליברלי, קמצן, צר-אופק‬

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