Synonyms for illiberally


Grammar : Adv
Spell : ih-lib-er-uhl, ih-lib-ruhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɪb ər əl, ɪˈlɪb rəl


Définition of illiberally

Origin :
  • 1530s, "ungentlemanly, base, mean," from Middle French illiberal (14c.), from Latin illiberalis "ungenerous, mean, sordid; unworthy of a freeman," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + liberalis (see liberal). A sense of "narrow-minded politically; unconcerned with the rights or liberties of others" is attested from 1640s, and might conceivably be revived to take up some of the burden that drags down conservative.
  • As in selfishly : adv egotistically
Example sentences :
  • Considering the popular excesses in the colonies, Franklin's view was anything but illiberally radical.
  • Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by Frank Luther Mott
  • You are now but nineteen, an age at which most of your countrymen are illiberally getting drunk in port, at the university.
  • Extract from : « The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son » by The Earl of Chesterfield

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