small-minded
Use Small-minded in a sentence
dɪd adjective
selfish, petty, or narrow-minded.
Origin:
1840–50
1840–50
Related forms
small-mind·ed·ly, adverb
small-mind·ed·ness, noun
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| small-minded | |
| —adj | |
| narrow-minded; petty; intolerant; mean | |
| small-'mindedly | |
| —adv | |
| small-'mindedness | |
| —n | |
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Small-minded
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
It is sad that people can be manipulated in such a silly and small-minded manner.
With a light touch, the film allows the cultural theme of modernization to grow from its hilariously small-minded characters.
There are tremendous problems and small-minded people everywhere.
The smooth-sounding sobriquet is nothing more than a small-minded attempt to correct a perceived image problem.
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