-MINDED


Meaning of -MINDED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -maɪndɪd ]

1.

-minded combines with adjectives to form words that describe someone’s character, attitude, opinions, or intelligence.

These are evil-minded people...

He is famous for his tough-minded professionalism.

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2.

-minded combines with adverbs to form adjectives that indicate that someone is interested in a particular subject or is able to think in a particular way.

I am not an academically-minded person...

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3.

-minded combines with nouns to form adjectives that indicate that someone thinks a particular thing is important or cares a lot about it.

He is seen as more business-minded than his predecessor...

We weren’t career-minded like girls are today.

= -oriented

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