ILLIBERAL

adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin ~is ignoble, stingy, from Latin in- + liberalis liberal Date: 1535 not liberal: as, a. archaic lacking a liberal education, lacking culture and refinement, not requiring the background of a liberal arts education , not generous ; stingy , not broad-minded ; bigoted , opposed to liberalism , ~ity noun ~ly adverb ~ness noun