literal minded in English
adjective
1
taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory.
dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread
2
(of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text.
He decided to undertake not only the literal translation of the text itself, but also three types of interpretation.
3
(of a person or performance) lacking imagination; prosaic.
She was relatively literal-minded , although a bit dreamy.
4
of, in, or expressed by a letter or the letters of the alphabet.
literal mnemonics
adjective
Use "literal minded" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "literal minded" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "literal minded", or refer to the context using the word "literal minded" in the English Dictionary.
1. Lanikai is almost absurdly gorgeous, and even literal-minded scientists fall under its spell.
2. 8 Lanikai is almost absurdly gorgeous, and even literal-minded scientists fall under its spell.
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4. That's what I call offering the reader a choice of endings; but you may find me quite unreasonably literal-minded.