literal-minded

[ lit-er-uhl-mahyn-did ]

adjective

1. unimaginative; prosaic; matter-of-fact.

Word History and Origins

Origin of literal-minded¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Plenty of fairly literal-minded Christians believe simply in the gospel truth.

From The Daily Beast

It is home to Papa Pilgrim, a literal-minded, self-fashioned prophet; his wife, Country Rose; and their 15 dutiful children.

From The Daily Beast

But Mary was a literal-minded monkey and thought she was referring to quotations from books superior to the ones she used.

From Project Gutenberg

She had meant the speech as a jeer, but literal-minded Lydia Sessions welcomed its suggestion.

From Project Gutenberg

His style was bombastic and diffuse, and like them, he was superficial and literal-minded.

From Project Gutenberg

And to make it worse, Marilda is the most literal-minded girl.

From Project Gutenberg

"Never had any, ma'am," said Uncle Mo, literal-minded from constitutional good-faith.

From Project Gutenberg