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SMALL-MINDED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does small-minded mean?
• SMALL-MINDED (adjective)
The adjective SMALL-MINDED has 1 sense:
1. contemptibly narrow in outlook
Familiarity information: SMALL-MINDED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Contemptibly narrow in outlook
Synonyms:
petty; small-minded
Context example:
disgusted with their small-minded pettiness
Similar:
narrow; narrow-minded (lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view)
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