small-minded

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small-minded

adjective smaller-minded · more small-minded · smallest-minded · most small-minded

Selfish, petty; constrained in thought, limited in scope of consideration, not mindful of the big picture. Dinwiddie was evidently actuated by the petty pique of a narrow and illiberal mind, impatient of contradiction, even when in error. . . . It may excite a grave smile at the present day to find Washington charged by this very small-minded man with looseness in his way of writing to him.

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adj selfish; not mindful of the big picture

Português	mesquinho
Français	mesquin
Deutsch	kleingeistig
Română	minte îngustă
Русский	ме́лочный méločnyj

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@misc{small_minded_2026,
  title = {small-minded},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/small-minded},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}