illiberal
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++il·lib·e·ral /ɪˈlɪbərəl/ adjective formal 1 STRICTnot supporting people’s rights to say or do what they want 不开明的,不容言论[行为]自由的 OPP liberal illiberal and undemocratic policies 专制、不民主的政策2. GENEROUSnot generous 吝啬的,小气的 —illiberally adverb —illiberality /ɪˌlɪbəˈræləti/ noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
illiberal• The final irony is that the kind of liberalism John Torode wants is itself illiberal.• By necessity, the armed forces are illiberal and undemocratic.• Historically the only thing pro-abortion agitation achieved was to make an illiberal establishment look far more feminist than it was.• In the west it is the Roman Catholic Church that holds the most rigid and illiberal religious beliefs.• That doesn't seem to me a shocking or illiberal thing to say.il·lib·e·ral adjectiveChineseSyllable
rights say to Corpus or do people’s not supporting
illiberal
il‧lib‧e‧ral /ɪˈlɪbərəl/
adjective formal
1. not supporting people’s rights to say or do what they want
OPP liberal:
illiberal and undemocratic policies
2. not generous
—illiberally adverb
—illiberality /ɪˌlɪbəˈræləti, ɪˌlɪbəˈrælɪti/ noun [uncountable]
il‧lib‧e‧ral /ɪˈlɪbərəl/
adjective formal1. not supporting people’s rights to say or do what they want
OPP liberal:
2. not generous
—illiberally adverb
—illiberality /ɪˌlɪbəˈræləti, ɪˌlɪbəˈrælɪti/ noun [uncountable]