simpleminded

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sim·ple·mind·ed | \ ˌsim-pəl-ˈmīn-dəd

, ˈsim-pəl-ˌmīn- \

Definition of simpleminded

: devoid of subtlety : unsophisticated also : foolish

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Examples of simpleminded in a Sentence

a superstitious and very simpleminded man He took a simpleminded approach to the problem.

Recent Examples on the Web American democracy, as in the Electoral College, accommodates considerations more complex than simpleminded majoritarianism. — George Will, chicagotribune.com, 3 May 2018 And with a smirking Clint Eastwood as the soldier, the story—which Cullinan told entirely from the points of view of the women—became a simpleminded demonstration of how devious women are. — Charles Taylor, Newsweek, 22 June 2017

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