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narrow-minded

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nar·row-mind·ed (nr-mndd)
adj.
Lacking tolerance, breadth of view, or sympathy; petty.

narrow-minded·ly adv.
narrow-minded·ness n.

narrow-minded
Adjective
bigoted, intolerant, or prejudiced
narrow-mindedness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.narrow-minded - capable of being shocked
2.narrow-minded - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"
narrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page"
broad-minded - inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed"
3.narrow-minded - rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines
sectarian - belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology"

narrow-minded
Translations
Spanish narrow-minded [nærəuˈmaɪndɪd] adjde miras estrechas
French narrow-minded [nærəuˈmaɪndɪd] narrow adjà l'esprit étroit, borné(e); [attitude] → borné(e)
German narrow-minded [nærəuˈmaɪndɪd] narrow adjengstirnig
Italian narrow-minded [nærəuˈmaɪndɪd] adjmeschino/a

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Nevertheless, as this young man was in the eye of the law not a man, but a thing, all these superior qualifications were subject to the control of a vulgar, narrow-minded, tyrannical master.
John Dashwood was a strong caricature of himself;-- more narrow-minded and selfish.
Aurelia could have understood the feeling of a narrow-minded and conventional hen who has brought a strange, intrepid duckling into the world; but her situation was still more wonderful, for she could only compare her sensations to those of some quiet brown Dorking who has brooded an ordinary egg and hatched a bird of paradise.
 
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