low-minded

[ loh-min-did ]

adjective

1. having or showing a coarse or vulgar taste or interests.

low-minded

adjective

1. having a vulgar or crude mind and character

Derived Forms

• ˌlow-ˈmindedness, noun
• ˌlow-ˈmindedly, adverb

Other Words From

• lowminded·ly adverb
• low-minded·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of low-minded¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

“Because the Taliban themselves are low-minded, they think every woman and girl is just like them,” she says.

From The Daily Beast

Thee'll think she's a-gittin' stuck up, an' she'll think thee's a-gittin'low-minded.

From Project Gutenberg

A nasty, low-minded, drinking wretch, whose presence I would not have tolerated for a minute if it had not been for Gertrude here.

From Project Gutenberg

In all else he was a low-minded man, vulgar in his thoughts, most unprincely in his habits.

From Project Gutenberg

Moreover, there is a low-minded egotism often disguised in this doctrine of passive meekness.

From Project Gutenberg

Miss Milly said I should, for once, have a real low-minded junket.

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