doctrinaire
noun
a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
undoctrinaire
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a word derived from
doctrinaire.
Example Sentences
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The art of de Kooning, so generous and undoctrinaire, does the same.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2011
An undoctrinaire socialist, Peter recorded: "I have never said sir to anyone since I was 17 years old" In a sense Peter was the ultimate conspiracy theorist: everything, his conversation showed, was connected.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2010
Critics both in the U.S. and abroad have praised the book's fresh, undoctrinaire approach to Marxism, and the Economist felt that "no student can afford to ignore this very important work."
From Time Magazine Archive
Integration Always the pragmatist, Jackson is equally undoctrinaire on the argument over separatism and integration.
From Time Magazine Archive
The New Paradigm is a fox that accommodates many things -- it is decentralized, undoctrinaire, pragmatic, multifaceted.
From Time Magazine Archive
