small-minded

American  

[smawl-mahyn-did] / ˈsmɔlˈmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

1. selfish, petty, or narrow-minded.

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small-minded British  

adjective

1. narrow-minded; petty; intolerant; mean

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Other Word Forms

• small-mindedly adverb
• small-mindedness noun

Etymology

Origin of small-minded

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Now, as civil rights are being beaten back to … backwardness by small-minded politicians, there’s a timely element to this perfectly decent, good-hearted, unsurprisingly sentimental miniseries.

From Los Angeles Times

Never has a president been so vindictive and so small-minded.

From Salon

“I’m sure there are small-minded people in Manhattan, but our show just wasn’t focused on that part,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

But it’s not just the small — and small-minded, and small-hearted — wealthy libertarian or right-wing elite.

From Salon

Indeed, the “very sleepy and small-minded” island off the coast of England, known for its beautiful coasts, isaltogether a grain of sand in the Channel, hidden underneath the mainland’s shadow.

From Los Angeles Times