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Definition of unliberal in English:

unliberal

adjective

  • That is not liberal; illiberal.

    In recent use occasionally in the form unLiberal with specific allusion to the beliefs or policies of a particular political party.

Pronunciation

unliberal

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪb(ə)rəl/ /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪb(ə)r(ə)l/

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Erasmus' Enchiridion Militis Christiani. From un- + liberal, originally after classical Latin illīberālis illiberal.