small-minded
selfish, petty, or narrow-minded.
Origin of small-minded
1Other words from small-minded
- small-mind·ed·ly, adverb
- small-mind·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby small-minded
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How to use small-minded in a sentence
The man who explored universes in his works was ridiculously small-minded.
Borges Had A Genius For Literature But Not Love Or Much Else | Allen Barra | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNever small-minded, the worst I ever heard him say of anybody was that he (or she) was “boring.”
It is the most small-minded interpretation of "journalism" there is.
This is, inarguably, a small-minded and small-hearted way to look at things, even by the usual silly standards for sports fans.
Derek Jeter Down: Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Yankees | David Roth | October 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut if pointed barbs from small-minded conservative commentators are what it takes to spur the country into action, then so be it.
After Trayvon, Conservatives Discover Black-on-Black Violence | Mansfield Frazier | April 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Petrarch was not small-minded, as the noble letter in which he offers to buy his friend's library proves.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study | Edward HuttonHer obstinate conduct towards the Fitzclarences is small-minded of her, and to explain it she affects a ridiculous prudery.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 | Dorothy Duchesse de DinoThe hotel manager was a small-minded man with a narrow-minded outlook and a brain that was almost totally unable to learn.
Thin Edge | Gordon Randall GarrettHe refused and felt so small-minded at using his authority against a child that it was a relief to vent his ill-humour on a man.
Lady Lilith | Stephen McKennaThe modern, small-minded ascetic endeavours to grow spiritually by destroying his physical instincts instead of by using them.
Married Love | Marie Carmichael Stopes
British Dictionary definitions for small-minded
narrow-minded; petty; intolerant; mean
Derived forms of small-minded
- small-mindedly, adverb
- small-mindedness, noun
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