- a variation of simpleminded.
simple-minded
Britishadjective
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stupid; foolish; feeble-minded
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unsophisticated; artless
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In Ridley Scott’s simple-minded sociological study “The Dog Stars,” an influenza epidemic wiped out the majority of our squabblesome species sometime during the last decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"This morning, ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the simple-minded ideas that ignite violence," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2024
Xist consists of RNA, a substance best known for being a simple-minded messenger that shuttles genes' instructions for making proteins to the intracellular machines that make them.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2024
Catton resembles one of those teachers who can take a student’s simple-minded question and, without condescending, shape it into an ingenious one.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
It moans and occasionally throws objects around, but is essentially simple-minded and will, at worst, growl alarmingly at anyone who stumbles across it.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
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