Chauvinistic

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists. derogatory

    "It would be smallmindedly chauvinistic to pretend that Scotland was other than a strong participant in the furthering of British Imperial ambitions."

Adjective
  1. 1
    fanatically patriotic wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to persons convinced of the superiority of their own gender or kind wordnet

Synonyms

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aggressiveantagonisticantiblackbellicosebelligerentbiased

Example

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"Richard Dawkins is more racist, sexist, and chauvinistic than many religious people."

Etymology

From chauvinist + -ic.

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