Parochial
Parochial adjective - Not broad or open in views or opinions.
Usage example: the parochial outlook of the people in that rural backwater
Stuffy and parochial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stuffy" instead an adjective "Parochial".
Nearby Word: parochialism
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Stuffy and Parochial. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/parochial/stuffy
Parochial & Stuffy. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/parochial/stuffy>.
Stuffy or Parochial. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/parochial/stuffy.
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