low-minded

[ loh-min-did ]

/ ˈloʊˈmɪn dɪd /

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adjective

having or showing a coarse or vulgar taste or interests.

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Origin of low-minded

First recorded in 1720–30

OTHER WORDS FROM low-minded

low·mind·ed·ly, adverblow-mind·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby low-minded

lowly, low-lying, low man on the totem pole, Low Mass, low milling, low-minded, lown, Lowndes, low-necked, lowp, low-pass filter

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How to use low-minded in a sentence

“Because the Taliban themselves are low-minded, they think every woman and girl is just like them,” she says.
Afghanistan: the Taliban’s War on Women|Sami Yousafzai|December 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Thee'll think she's a-gittin' stuck up, an' she'll think thee's a-gittin'low-minded.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various
A nasty, low-minded, drinking wretch, whose presence I would not have tolerated for a minute if it had not been for Gertrude here.
The Mynns' Mystery|George Manville Fenn
In all else he was a low-minded man, vulgar in his thoughts, most unprincely in his habits.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey

Moreover, there is a low-minded egotism often disguised in this doctrine of passive meekness.
Studies of Christianity|James Martineau
Miss Milly said I should, for once, have a real low-minded junket.
Daisy|Miranda Eliot Swan

British Dictionary definitions for low-minded

low-minded

adjective

having a vulgar or crude mind and character

Derived forms of low-minded

low-mindedly, adverblow-mindedness, noun

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