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il·lib·er·al
 illiberal
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- pronunciation:
- ih
lI
b
rl
[or]
ih
lI
brl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
lacking tolerance; bigoted.
- synonyms:
- intolerant, narrow-minded
- antonyms:
- liberal, tolerant
- similar words:
- hidebound, insular, jaundiced, petty, prejudiced, provincial, small-minded
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| related words: |
little |
adverb + (adj.)illiberal
decidedly, often
(adj.)illiberal
+ noun
author,
autocracy,
autocrat,
conservatism,
date,
democracy,
distrust,
education,
form,
freedom,
future,
home,
legitimacy,
mean,
measure,
network,
order,
philosophy,
politics,
practice,
regime,
rise,
society,
spirit,
tendency,
view,
virus
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| derivations: |
illiberally (adv.), illiberality (n.), illiberalness (n.) |
The word illiberal
contains the following part:
il-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix il-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with "l," such as "leg." See in-2
Example words:
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