# illiberal

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #56,194

## Definitions
1. Restricting or failing to sufficiently promote individual choice and freedom.
2. Narrow-minded; bigoted.
3. Ungenerous, stingy.
4. Not adhering to either liberalism or neoliberalism.

## Etymology
From Middle French illibéral, from Latin illiberalis, equivalent to il- + liberal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/illiberal