literal-minded
[lit-er-uh l-mahyn-did]
- unimaginative; prosaic; matter-of-fact.
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Origin of literal-minded
First recorded in 1865–70
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Examples from the Web for literal-minded
Contemporary Examples
It is home to Papa Pilgrim, a literal-minded, self-fashioned prophet; his wife, Country Rose; and their 15 dutiful children.
Historical Examples
Charlie, also literal-minded and still after the foot, echoed Rachel, "You bet your life it is."
Erik DornBen Hecht
"You don't look like her daughter," remarked Betty, who was literal-minded to a fault.
A harum-scarum schoolgirlAngela Brazil
His style was bombastic and diffuse, and like them, he was superficial and literal-minded.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)Heinrich Graetz
And to make it worse, Marilda is the most literal-minded girl.
The Pillars of the House, Vol. I (of 2)Charlotte M. Yonge
This seems to some of us a literal-minded, Western way of interpreting an Oriental metaphor.
CrowdsGerald Stanley Lee