hidebound
21hidebound — hide|bound [ haıd,baund ] adjective not willing to change habits or ideas …
22hidebound — adj. stubborn, resistant to change; narrow minded …
23hidebound — adjective constrained by tradition or convention; narrow minded. Origin C16 (orig. referring to malnourished cattle, later extended to emaciated human beings, hence the sense narrow in outlook ): from hide2 + bound4 …
24hidebound — adj narrow minded, closed minded, illiberal, intolerant; rigid, rigorous, stiff, firm, fixed, rooted, settled, creedbound; obstinate, obdurate, inexorable, unyielding, uncompromising, intractable. 2. ultraconservative, orthodox, fundamentalist,… …
25hidebound — UK [ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd] / US adjective not willing to change habits or ideas …
26hidebound — hide•bound [[t]ˈhaɪdˌbaʊnd[/t]] adj. 1) narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible 2) extremely conservative 3) ahb. (of a horse, cow, etc.) having the back and ribs bound tightly by the hide • Etymology: 1550–60 …
27hidebound — adj. 1 a narrow minded; bigoted. b (of the law, rules, etc.) constricted by tradition. 2 (of cattle) with the skin clinging close as a result of bad feeding. Etymology: HIDE(2) + BOUND(4) …
28illiberal — adj Illiberal, narrow minded, narrow, intolerant, bigoted, hidebound mean so lacking in breadth of mind or experience as to be unwilling or unable to understand the point of view of others. Illiberal implies a lack of freedom of spirit, mind, or… …
29Discworld characters — This article contains brief biographies for characters from Terry Pratchett s Discworld series. This list consists of human characters. For biographies of noted members of the Discworld s ethnic minorities (Dwarfs, trolls, undead), see the… …
30conservative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unprogressive; moderate; protective; unchanging, stable; reactionary, mossback, diehard, Tory. See permanence. Ant., liberal, radical. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. traditional, reactionary,… …
