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 Restricting or failing to sufficiently promote individual choice and freedom.
- parochial adj Relating to a parish, the local area a church serves.
- sectarian adj Of, relating to, or partial to a sect.
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 Restricting or failing to sufficiently promote individual choice and freedom.
- adj Narrow-minded; bigoted.
- adj Ungenerous, stingy.
- adj Not adhering to either liberalism or neoliberalism.