twi-minded

adjective

Double-minded; uncertain; doubtful.

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Meanings

adjectivetwi-minded (comparative more twi-minded, superlative most twi-minded)

comparative more twi-minded · superlative most twi-minded · alternative twiminded

  1. poeticDouble-minded; uncertain; doubtful.

    Stapledon refers to Star Maker as "twiminded" (SM 419) and speaks of his "twimindedness" (SM 420).

    1975, Claremont Center for Process Studies, Process studies - Volumes 5-6 - Page 126
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    And the final stanza: Meanwhile on him, her chief Expression, her great word of life, looks she; Twi-minded of him, as the waxing tree, Or dated leaf.

    1997, John Hollander, The Work of Poetry

    Thus in assessing the occasion when he had shockingly burnt his hand the rear-gunner was twi-minded about it.

    2009, Olaf Stapledon, Worlds of Wonder

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
double-minded

Origin

From twi- (“double”) + minded.

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APA

twi-minded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twi-minded

MLA

“twi-minded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twi-minded. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twi-minded,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twi-minded.

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