1 (used with adjectives to form compound adjectives) having the way of thinking, the attitude or the type of character mentioned:
a fair-minded employer * high-minded principles * I appeal to all like-minded people to support me.
seealsoABSENT-MINDED, BLOODY-MINDED, SINGLE-MINDED
2 (used with adverbs to form compound adjectives) having the type of mind that is interested in or able to understand the areas mentioned:
I'm not very politically minded.
3 (used with nouns to form compound adjectives) interested in or enthusiastic about the thing mentioned:
a reform-minded government
4 [notbeforenoun] ~ (to do sth) (formal) wishing or intending to do sth
SYNINCLINED:
She was minded to accept their offer. * The government could change the law if they were so minded.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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