...their small-minded preoccupation with making money.
Helen's small-mindedness bored and disgusted her.
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small-minded — adj thinking too much about your own life and problems and not about important things use this to show disapproval →↑narrow minded ▪ People around here are so small minded. >small mindedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
small-minded — small minded; small minded·ly; small minded·ness; … English syllables
small-minded — [adj] narrow minded biased, bigoted, conservative, illiberal, intolerant, opinionated, petty, prejudiced, selfish, shortsighted; concepts 403,542 … New thesaurus
small-minded — [smôlmīn΄did] adj. blindly selfish, prejudiced, vindictive, etc.; petty; mean; narrow small mindedly adv. small mindedness n … English World dictionary
small-minded — adjective not willing to change your opinions or ways of behaving ╾ ,small mindedness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
small-minded — index parochial, parsimonious, provincial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
small-minded — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having a narrow outlook; petty … English terms dictionary
small-minded — adj. petty; of rigid opinions or narrow outlook. Derivatives: small mindedly adv. small mindedness n. * * * ˌsmall ˈminded [small minded small mindedness] adjective (disapproving) … Useful english dictionary
small-minded — adjective Date: 1847 1. having narrow interests, sympathies, or outlook 2. typical of a small minded person ; marked by pettiness, narrowness, or meanness < small minded conduct > • small mindedly adverb • small mindedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
small-minded — adjective they were too small minded to listen to our views on interracial marriage Syn: narrow minded, petty, mean spirited, uncharitable; close minded, shortsighted, myopic, blinkered, inward looking, unimaginative, parochial, provincial,… … Thesaurus of popular words
