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narrow minded

narrow minded is the alternative form of narrow-minded.

Meaning of narrow-minded

Adjective

narrow-minded (comparative more narrow-minded, superlative most narrow-minded)

  1. Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.
    • Even Mr. Wilson's speech, excellent as it was, could only condemn the Government's narrow-minded approach for the reasons we have outlined, [...].1963 June, “Second thoughts on Beeching”, in Modern Railways, page 362
  2. Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced.
    • What GCN has done for prisoners is an act of love, all the more precious because it's done despite the many voices of the narrow-minded who refuse to admit that our humanity remains, even past the prison gates.1987 December 27, Vernon Maulsby, “Our Humanity Remains”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 24, page 4

Forms of narrow minded

comparativemore narrow minded
superlativemost narrow minded

Questions about narrow minded

What is narrow minded the alternative form of?
Narrow minded is the alternative form of narrow-minded.

Words near narrow minded in the dictionary

  1. narrow escapes
  2. narrow gauge
  3. narrow gauges
  4. narrow house
  5. narrow houses
  6. narrow minded
  7. narrow mindedness
  8. narrow mindednesses
  9. narrow road
  10. Narrow SCSI
  11. narrow sea

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