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bigoted
What does bigoted mean?
bigoted (adjective): blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use bigoted in a sentence?
- An outrageously bigoted point of view. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce bigoted?
/ˈbɪɡətɪd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bigoted come from?
From bigot + -ed.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc
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closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
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exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate
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blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others
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