Meanings
adverbsmall-mindedly (comparative more small-mindedly, superlative most small-mindedly)
comparative more small-mindedly · superlative most small-mindedly
- In a small-minded manner.
Like many of us, philosophers (and writers) can be small-mindedly unkind to their partners and friends.
2002, Richard Hoggart, First and Last Things, →ISBN, page 117
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a narrow-minded manner
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small-mindedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small-mindedly
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