dar görüşlü, eski kafalı

Turkish - English

Definition of dar görüşlü, eski kafalı in Turkish English dictionary

{s} hidebound

Stubborn; narrow-minded

Bound with the hide of an animal

Open the box in which his large hidebound book is kept. The faint smell of manure, over 150 years old, still rises from thick yellowing pages, and you begin to live his life.

Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised

Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth

{a} having the skin or bark too tight

stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded

Niggardly; penurious

Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal

Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly conservative

{s} stubborn, resistant to change; narrow-minded

disapproval If you describe someone or something as hidebound, you are criticizing them for having old-fashioned ideas or ways of doing things and being unwilling or unlikely to change. The men are hidebound and reactionary The economy was hidebound by public spending and private monopolies. having old-fashioned attitudes and ideas - used to show disapproval

Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; said of an animal

Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; said of trees

Having the bark so close and constricting that it impedes the growth; -- said of trees

Hyphenation

dar gö·rüş·lü, es·ki ka·fa·lı