Definitions for literal-minded

literal-minded lit·er·al-mind·ed

Spelling: [lit-er-uh l-mahyn-did]
IPA: /ˈlɪt ər əlˌmaɪn dɪd/

Literal-Minded is a 14 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 1300 anagrams from letters in literal-minded (-addeeiillmnrt).

Definitions for literal-minded

adjective

  1. unimaginative; prosaic; matter-of-fact.

Origin of literal-minded

First recorded in 1865-70

Examples for literal-minded

And to make it worse, Marilda is the most literal-minded girl.

But Mary was a literal-minded monkey and thought she was referring to quotations from books superior to the ones she used.

She had meant the speech as a jeer, but literal-minded Lydia Sessions welcomed its suggestion.

"You don't look like her daughter," remarked Betty, who was literal-minded to a fault.

Charlie, also literal-minded and still after the foot, echoed Rachel, "You bet your life it is."

"Never had any, ma'am," said Uncle Mo, literal-minded from constitutional good-faith.

This seems to some of us a literal-minded, Western way of interpreting an Oriental metaphor.

It is home to Papa Pilgrim, a literal-minded, self-fashioned prophet; his wife, Country Rose; and their 15 dutiful children.

His style was bombastic and diffuse, and like them, he was superficial and literal-minded.

Word Value for literal-minded
Scrable

7

Words with friends

9

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