small-minded

small-mind·ed

(smôl′mīn′dĭd)

adj.

1. Having a narrow or selfish attitude.

2. Characterized by pettiness or selfishness.

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small′-mind′ed·ly adv.

small′-mind′ed·ness n.

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small-minded

adj

narrow-minded; petty; intolerant; mean

ˌsmall-ˈmindedly adv

ˌsmall-ˈmindedness n

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small′-mind′ed

adj.

selfish, petty, or narrow-minded.

[1840–50]

small′-mind′ed•ly, adv.

small′-mind′ed•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

small-minded - contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments"; "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" petty narrow-minded, narrow - lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view; "a brilliant but narrow-minded judge"; "narrow opinions"

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small-minded

adjective petty, mean, rigid, grudging, envious, bigoted, intolerant, blinkered, narrow-minded, hidebound, dyed-in-the-wool, ungenerous their small-minded preoccupation with making money
open, liberal, generous, tolerant, open-minded, far-sighted, broad-minded, unbigoted

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small-minded

adjective

1. Not broad or elevated in scope or understanding:

limited, little, narrow, narrow-minded, petty, small.

2. Contemptibly unimportant:

inconsiderable, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, small, trifling.

Slang: measly.

Idiom: of no account.

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Translations

small-minded

[ˈsmɔːlˈmaɪndɪd] ADJ → mezquino, de miras estrechas

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small-minded

[ˌsmɔːlˈmaɪndɪd] adj → meschino/a

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