bigoted
adjective
big·ot·ed
ˈbi-gə-təd 
: blindly devoted to some creed, opinion, or practice
… Mr. Harding himself was not a bigoted man on points of church doctrine …—
Anthony Trollope
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
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
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
A. N. Wilson
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most viewers were disgusted by the comments of the talk show's bigoted guest
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There is perhaps no one with direct access to the president who has been as outwardly and vociferously racist and bigoted.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
At its worst, her rhetoric is bigoted and myopic, perpetuating antiblack stereotypes in her psychosexual analysis of racial hierarchy in the United States.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Even more alarmingly, his recent hateful rhetoric has begun to embolden white supremacists who’ve recently been spreading bigoted hate speech — and using West’s name to bolster their arguments.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
This reveals these discriminatory policies to be the direct result of bigoted rhetoric peddled by the likes of J. K. Rowling.
—Trans Formations Project, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
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Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
At its worst, her rhetoric is bigoted and myopic, perpetuating antiblack stereotypes in her psychosexual analysis of racial hierarchy in the United States.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Even more alarmingly, his recent hateful rhetoric has begun to embolden white supremacists who’ve recently been spreading bigoted hate speech — and using West’s name to bolster their arguments.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
This reveals these discriminatory policies to be the direct result of bigoted rhetoric peddled by the likes of J. K. Rowling.
—Trans Formations Project, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Bigoted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigoted. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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