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minded

adjective
mind·​ed | \ ˈmÄ«n-dÉ™d How to pronounce minded (audio) \

Definition of minded

2 : having a mind especially of a specified kind or concerned with a specified thing usually used in combination narrow-mindedhealth-minded

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Other Words from minded

mindedness \ ˈmÄ«n-​dÉ™d-​nÉ™s How to pronounce mindedness (audio) \ noun

Examples of minded in a Sentence

in most David vs. Goliath contests, people are generally minded to side with the underdog

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The defensive-minded midfielder was named on the shortlist for the PFA Young Player of the Year and at West Ham, was named the Players' Player of the Year. SI.com, "Declan Rice Slams Social Media Abuse & Reveals Trolls Threatened to Visit His House," 10 Sep. 2019 Las Vegas non-gaming hotel to target health-minded crowd. Fox News, "CIA slams CNN's 'simply false' reporting on alleged spy in Russia; Trump sees 2020 in special N.C. election," 10 Sep. 2019 His single-minded devotion to the science of hitting is unerring and he is headed for another season with 40 home runs and 100-plus RBIs. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "Pending free agency: One can only wonder how much it has affected Red Sox this season," 8 Sep. 2019 Ultimately, they will be viewed similarly to the more experienced Sam Girard and Cale Makar and combined, the four young offensive-minded defensemen will ensure that D-zone breakouts will be clean and scoring from the blue line will be aplenty. Mike Chambers, The Denver Post, "Analysis: Avalanche’s young defensemen could become a four-headed force," 8 Sep. 2019 Fast forward 28 years to Montgomery, capital of our own fair-minded state. Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, "Johnson: A charged police officer, a change of venue to ... Simi Valley, AL?," 6 Sep. 2019 There have been a lot of offensive-minded second basemen in the game that have been really productive. San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres notes: Luis Urias to remain at short after short break; more September call-ups," 3 Sep. 2019 Both Dancing With The Stars and my own show SYTYCD have fought the stigma that has been built up over the years by a homophobic, narrow-minded society. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "Lara Spencer Says She's 'Deeply Sorry' for 'Stupid' Ballet Comments in On-Air GMA Apology," 26 Aug. 2019 The Spurs have high hopes for White next season as part of a defensive-minded backcourt that also will include Dejounte Murray, who missed all of 2018-19 after a preseason knee injury. Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, "Derrick White makes Team USA, but injury puts status in doubt," 24 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of minded

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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minded

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of minded

: having a particular kind of mind
: interested in or concerned about a particular subject
British, formal : having a desire or intention to do something

minded

adjective
mind·​ed | \ ˈmÄ«n-dÉ™d How to pronounce minded (audio) \

Kids Definition of minded

1 : having a particular kind of mind open-minded
2 : greatly interested or concerned about something safety-minded

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