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close-mindedly

close-mindedly adverb: in a close-minded manner; without being receptive to other points of view.

Adverb

close-mindedly (comparative more close-mindedly, superlative most close-mindedly)

  1. In a close-minded manner; without being receptive to other points of view.
    • Scorning the Basilica of Saint Francis, with its great treasure of Giotto frescoes, Goethe rather close-mindedly went on to view the ancient temple of Minerva, reconsecrated to the Virgin Mary in the usual overlay of Christian Madonna over pagan goddess, which is in the town's upper piazza and...2002, Helen Barolini, Festa: Recipes and Recollections of Italian Holidays, →ISBN, page 308

Forms of close-mindedly

comparativemore close-mindedly
superlativemost close-mindedly

Origin of close-mindedly

From close-minded + -ly.

Questions about close-mindedly

What does close-mindedly mean?
Close-mindedly means in a close-minded manner; without being receptive to other points of view.
What part of speech is close-mindedly?
Close-mindedly is an adverb.

Words near close-mindedly in the dictionary

  1. close-handedness
  2. close-hauled
  3. close-knit
  4. close-mid
  5. close-minded
  6. close-mindedly
  7. close-mindedness
  8. close-order drill
  9. close-packed
  10. close-packing
  11. close-packings

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