Il*lib"er*al (?), a. [L.
illiberalis; pref. il- not + liberalis liberal:
cf. F. illibéral.] 1. Not liberal;
not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean; sordid. "A
thrifty and illiberal hand." Mason.
2. Indicating a lack of breeding, culture,
and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous.
3. Not well authorized or elegant; as,
illiberal words in Latin. [R.] Chesterfield.