Meanings
comparative more up-minded · superlative most up-minded · alternative upminded
- Up-beat; positive; progressive.
The master of New Helvetia himself was hearty and up-minded as ever.
2001, Cecelia Holland, An Ordinary Woman: A Dramatized Biography of Nancy Kelsey2 more examples
If people are upminded about future possibilities, present tragedies diminish in psychological consequence.
1975, PlaygirlThey are representative reform and opening up-minded officials in North Korea.
1997, British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service, British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service, Summary of world broadcasts
Origin
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up-minded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up-minded
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