Closed-mindedly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 Alternative form of close-mindedly. alt-of, alternative
"Dogmatic people are often closed-minded, and dogmatically held beliefs are often closed-mindedly maintained; but a belief held closed-mindedly need not be held dogmatically: it may be maintained with a guilty realization that emotionally one simply cannot stand to listen to challenges of it, and with an awareness that it might be mistaken."
Example
More examples"There's a balance between touting the equal merit of everything and being closed-mindedly opinionated, that I'm still trying to find."
Etymology
From closed-minded + -ly.
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