literal-minded
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of literal-minded
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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So - in a literal-minded move - she walked on stage to Moving On Up, by 1990s hitmakers M People.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2022
Well, how else might a literal-minded agent bring about world peace?
From Salon • Aug. 6, 2022
“Tractor,” in its dementedly literal-minded transposition of abandoned machinery into intense, aesthetic presence, is also marvelous.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2022
Garfield mugs and emotes with sketch-comedy abandon, and while Chastain tries for more depth and nuance, she is trapped by a literal-minded script and overwhelmed by hair, makeup and garish period costumes.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2021
She had meant the speech as a jeer, but literal-minded Lydia Sessions welcomed its suggestion.
From The Power and the Glory by Keller, Arthur Ignatius
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