engstirnig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bigoted adj Showing the intolerant, closed-minded attitude of a bigot; quick to judge others unfairly.
- illiberal adj Limiting people's personal freedom and choices, rather than supporting them.
- parochial adj Relating to a parish, the local area a church serves.
- sectarian adj Connected with, or favoring, a particular religious or political group.
Senses
engstirnig is used for these senses in English:
- bigoted Having the characteristics of a bigot; strongly prejudiced; forming negative opinions about others without just cause.
- blinkered (figuratively) Having tunnel vision; unable to see what is happening around one; narrow-minded.
- hidebound (figurative, of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.
- illiberal Narrow-minded; bigoted.
- narrow-minded Having restricted or rigid views, and being unreceptive to new ideas.
- narrow-minded Intolerant, bigoted or prejudiced.
- parochial (derogatory) Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.
- sectarian Parochial or narrow-minded.
illiberal — full definition
- adj Limiting people's personal freedom and choices, rather than supporting them.
- adj Having a narrow, intolerant attitude toward other people's views.
- adj Not generous; mean with money or resources.
- adj (politics) Not following the ideas of liberalism or neoliberalism.
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