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smallminded

smallminded is the alternative form of small-minded.

Meaning of small-minded

Adjective

small-minded (comparative smaller-minded or more small-minded, superlative smallest-minded or most small-minded)

  1. Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture.
    • Dinwiddie was evidently actuated by the petty pique of a narrow and illiberal mind, impatient of contradiction, even when in error. . . . It may excite a grave smile at the present day to find Washington charged by this very small-minded man with looseness in his way of writing to him.1855–1859, Washington Irving, chapter 22, in The Life of George Washington, volume 1

Forms of smallminded

comparativemore smallminded
superlativemost smallminded

Words formed from smallminded

Questions about smallminded

What is smallminded the alternative form of?
Smallminded is the alternative form of small-minded.

Words near smallminded in the dictionary

  1. smallishness
  2. Smallman
  3. Smallman clip
  4. Smallman clips
  5. Smallmans
  6. smallminded
  7. smallmindedly
  8. smallmindedness
  9. smallmouth
  10. smallmouth bass
  11. smallmouth basses

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