bigoted

adjective

big·​ot·​ed ˈbi-gə-təd How to pronounce bigoted (audio)
: blindly devoted to some creed, opinion, or practice
… Mr. Harding himself was not a bigoted man on points of church doctrine …Anthony Trollope
especially : having or showing an attitude of hatred or intolerance toward the members of a particular group (such as a racial or ethnic group)
bigoted comments/opinions
… early reports of Haitian and poor black voters turned away from polls by bigoted cops. Franklin Foer
… the December press conference at which the famously bigoted and anti-Semitic minister, fresh from a "near-death" bout with prostate cancer, proclaimed himself a changed man. Neal Pollack
bigotedly adverb
Whether you are religious, or bigotedly irreligious, or neither, you will find it disturbing in the best possible sense … A. N. Wilson

Examples of bigoted in a Sentence

most viewers were disgusted by the comments of the talk show's bigoted guest
Recent Examples on the Web Nessel joined other Democrats who decried the depiction as bigoted. Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024 Trump was repeatedly asked about his association with far-right activist Laura Loomer, who has earned the ire of some Republicans for promoting conspiracy theories and bigoted rhetoric. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024 Musk has given considerable support to sometimes bigoted right-wing conspiracy theories and the people who promote them since purchasing Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022 and later changing its name to X. Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2024 Trump’s political presence has elucidated mainstream hip-hop’s decay into a cesspool of violent, ignorant, bigoted patriarchy. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bigoted 

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Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bigoted was in 1660

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“Bigoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigoted. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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