parochial
/puh-ROH-kee-ul/adjectivehaving a limited or narrow outlook; relating to a parish
“The debate stayed parochial while rivals went global.”
- Synonyms
- provincial, insular, narrow
- Antonyms
- cosmopolitan, broad
- Memory hook
- parish-sized perspective.
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