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doctrinaire
01
rigidly attached to a theory or set of beliefs, ignoring whether they are practical or realistic
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Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most doctrinaire
Comparative
more doctrinaire
gradable
Examples
His doctrinaire approach to politics left no room for compromise.
Doctrinaire
01
a person who stubbornly clings to a theory or opinion, often in an arrogant or inflexible way
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Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
doctrinaires
Examples
The critic dismissed him as a mere doctrinaire, not a realist.
