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long-minded

long-minded is the alternative form of longminded.

Meaning of longminded

Adjective

longminded (comparative more longminded, superlative most longminded)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Patient; longanimous.
    • They are no more longminded than white people. They know there's not going to be a Negro sheriff. And therefore when they vote, they're going to vote for the less dangerous sheriff, who has to be a Democrat.1966, Staughton Lynd, Nonviolence in America

Forms of long-minded

comparativemore long-minded
superlativemost long-minded

Words formed from long-minded

Questions about long-minded

What is long-minded the alternative form of?
Long-minded is the alternative form of longminded.

Words near long-minded in the dictionary

  1. long-lived
  2. long-livedness
  3. long-living
  4. long-locked
  5. long-lost
  6. long-minded
  7. long-mindedness
  8. long-neck
  9. long-necked
  10. long-necks
  11. long-nose

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