illiberal
adjective /ɪˈlɪbərəl/
/ɪˈlɪbərəl/
(formal)- not allowing much freedom of opinion or action synonym intolerant
- illiberal policies
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘vulgar, ill-bred’): from French illibéral, from Latin illiberalis ‘mean, sordid’, from in- ‘not’ + liberalis (from liber ‘free (man)’).