borniert

bigoted, narrow-minded

adjective bor-NEERT Rare

Origin: from French 'borné' (bounded, limited)

Usage Note

Borniert describes someone who is smugly narrow-minded, refusing to consider views outside their limited horizon. It is a strong criticism: bornierte Vorurteile (bigoted prejudices). More formal than engstirnig.

Examples

"Die bornier ten Kommentare zeigten, wie wenig er von der Welt kannte."

Natural Translation

The narrow-minded comments showed how little he knew of the world.

Literal Translation

The bigoted comments showed how little he knew of the world.

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