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Narrowminded vs Hidebound - What's the difference?

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Narrowminded is a related term of hidebound.


As adjectives the difference between narrowminded and hidebound

is that narrowminded is while hidebound is bound with the hide of an animal.

narrowminded

English

Adjective

    • hidebound

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hide-bound (less common)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Bound with the hide of an animal.
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  • (of a domestic animal) Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; emaciated.
  • (of trees) Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • (of a person) Stubborn; narrow-minded; inflexible.
    • (Milton)
    (Carlyle)
  • (obsolete) Niggardly; penurious; stingy.
    • (Quarles)
    (Webster 1913)

    See also

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