{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/writing/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"How to Write a Scary Story: Tips to Haunt Your Readers","content":{"topicLabel":"Writing tips"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader-20251006.png","description":"Interested in crafting the next big thriller or a spooky short story? Here are some tips to get started.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-book-lovers/","text":"Words All Book Lovers Should Add to Their Lingo Library"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/passenger-princess/","text":"Do You Have a \"Passenger Princess\" In Your Car?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/macro-vs-micro-economics/","text":"Macro vs. Micro: the Big (and Small) Difference"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/s/cool-words","text":"15 Cool Words to Add to Your Vocabulary"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/french-fries-words-around-the-world/","text":"Frites, Chips, and More: French Fries Around the World"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/news-from-october-4-october-10-2025/","text":"This Week in Words: News from October 4–October 10, 2025"}],"topicLabel":"This Week in Words 🌎"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/face-in-clouds-emoji/","text":"How Are You Using the Face in Clouds Emoji 😶‍🌫️?"}],"topicLabel":"Emoji IRL"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/whycapitali/","text":"Why Do We Capitalize the Pronoun \"I\"?"}],"topicLabel":"Writing"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"mDFspVL5phaMS89IERTTv","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6736048-49","sentence":"Health care policy in 2025 isn’t just a parochial “kitchen table issue.”","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2025-10-09T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-09T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2025/10/09/democrats-are-winning-the-health-care-shutdown-war/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Heather Digby Parton","title":"Democrats are winning the health care shutdown war"},"offsets":[40,49]},{"id":"6731966-169","sentence":"Orange County’s new sophistication ought to be above rivalry, but a touch of parochial defensiveness remains.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"1990-06-17T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"1990-06-17T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/la-timeless/la-vs-oc-just-how-different-are-they-anyway","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Patt Morrison","title":"L.A. vs O.C. : Just How Different Are They, Anyway?"},"offsets":[77,86]},{"id":"6730350-45","sentence":"Instead it said \"most gangs in the Caribbean\" were \"typically parochial, and focused instead on protecting their territory\".","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-09-07T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-09-07T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9393159jl5o","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"The Caribbean islands battling the region's 'highest murder rate'"},"offsets":[62,71]},{"id":"6725758-28","sentence":"“Demascus” isn’t parochial or polemical; the emotional beats are accessible to any moderately sensitive human.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-08-07T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-08-07T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2025-08-07/demascus-tubi-review-sci-fi-comedy","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Robert Lloyd","title":"Review: With the must-watch 'Demascus,' Tubi rescues a reality-bending comedy"},"offsets":[17,26]},{"id":"6722384-37","sentence":"The result of this policy won’t be a thriving domestic market — but a quieter, flatter, more parochial one.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-07-15T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-07-15T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-07-15/foreign-film-tariffs-trump","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Alexis Alexanian","title":"Contributor: To penalize 'foreign-made' films is to punish Americans too"},"offsets":[93,102]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"parochial"},"requestId":"0CjMBvzHEKhqST2mM8cAM","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"conventional","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"unoriginal","slug":"conventional","synonyms":[{"headword":"bigoted","slug":"bigoted"},{"headword":"bourgeois","slug":"bourgeois"},{"headword":"button-down","slug":"button-down"},{"headword":"commonplace","slug":"commonplace"},{"headword":"conforming","slug":"conforming"},{"headword":"conservative","slug":"conservative"},{"headword":"demure","slug":"demure"},{"headword":"doctrinal","slug":"doctrinal"},{"headword":"dogmatic","slug":"dogmatic"},{"headword":"drippy","slug":"drippy"},{"headword":"hackneyed","slug":"hackneyed"},{"headword":"hidebound","slug":"hidebound"},{"headword":"humdrum","slug":"humdrum"},{"headword":"illiberal","slug":"illiberal"},{"headword":"in rut","slug":"in-rut"},{"headword":"inflexible","slug":"inflexible"},{"headword":"insular","slug":"insular"},{"headword":"isolationist","slug":"isolationist"},{"headword":"lame","slug":"lame"},{"headword":"literal","slug":"literal"},{"headword":"moderate","slug":"moderate"},{"headword":"moral","slug":"moral"},{"headword":"narrow","slug":"narrow"},{"headword":"narrow-minded","slug":"narrow-minded"},{"headword":"not extreme","slug":"not-extreme"},{"headword":"not heretical","slug":"not-heretical"},{"headword":"obstinate","slug":"obstinate"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"pedestrian","slug":"pedestrian"},{"headword":"prosaic","slug":"prosaic"},{"headword":"puritanical","slug":"puritanical"},{"headword":"rigid","slug":"rigid"},{"headword":"routine","slug":"routine"},{"headword":"rube","slug":"rube"},{"headword":"run-of-the-mill","slug":"run-of-the-mill"},{"headword":"sober","slug":"sober"},{"headword":"solemn","slug":"solemn"},{"headword":"square","slug":"square"},{"headword":"stereotyped","slug":"stereotyped"},{"headword":"straight","slug":"straight"},{"headword":"strait-laced","slug":"strait-laced"},{"headword":"strict","slug":"strict"},{"headword":"stuffy","slug":"stuffy"},{"headword":"uptight","slug":"uptight"}]},{"headword":"ecclesiastical","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"churchly","slug":"ecclesiastical","synonyms":[{"headword":"clerical","slug":"clerical"},{"headword":"diaconal","slug":"diaconal"},{"headword":"episcopal","slug":"episcopal"},{"headword":"holy","slug":"holy"},{"headword":"ministerial","slug":"ministerial"},{"headword":"orthodox","slug":"orthodox"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"pastoral","slug":"pastoral"},{"headword":"religious","slug":"religious"},{"headword":"sectarian","slug":"sectarian"},{"headword":"spiritual","slug":"spiritual"}]},{"headword":"insular","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"narrow-minded","slug":"insular","synonyms":[{"headword":"bigoted","slug":"bigoted"},{"headword":"circumscribed","slug":"circumscribed"},{"headword":"closed","slug":"closed"},{"headword":"confined","slug":"confined"},{"headword":"contracted","slug":"contracted"},{"headword":"cut off","slug":"cut-off"},{"headword":"detached","slug":"detached"},{"headword":"illiberal","slug":"illiberal"},{"headword":"inward-looking","slug":"inward-looking"},{"headword":"isolated","slug":"isolated"},{"headword":"limited","slug":"limited"},{"headword":"narrow","slug":"narrow"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"petty","slug":"petty"},{"headword":"prejudiced","slug":"prejudiced"},{"headword":"provincial","slug":"provincial"},{"headword":"restricted","slug":"restricted"},{"headword":"secluded","slug":"secluded"},{"headword":"separate","slug":"separate"},{"headword":"separated","slug":"separated"},{"headword":"sequestered","slug":"sequestered"}]},{"headword":"local","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"of a community, restricted to immediate area","slug":"local","synonyms":[{"headword":"bounded","slug":"bounded"},{"headword":"civic","slug":"civic"},{"headword":"confined","slug":"confined"},{"headword":"district","slug":"district"},{"headword":"divisional","slug":"divisional"},{"headword":"geographical","slug":"geographical"},{"headword":"insular","slug":"insular"},{"headword":"legendary","slug":"legendary"},{"headword":"limited","slug":"limited"},{"headword":"narrow","slug":"narrow"},{"headword":"neighborhood","slug":"neighborhood"},{"headword":"parish","slug":"parish"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"provincial","slug":"provincial"},{"headword":"regional","slug":"regional"},{"headword":"sectarian","slug":"sectarian"},{"headword":"sectional","slug":"sectional"},{"headword":"small-town","slug":"small-town"},{"headword":"territorial","slug":"territorial"},{"headword":"town","slug":"town"},{"headword":"vernacular","slug":"vernacular"}]},{"headword":"localized","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"local","slug":"localized","synonyms":[{"headword":"bounded","slug":"bounded"},{"headword":"civic","slug":"civic"},{"headword":"confined","slug":"confined"},{"headword":"district","slug":"district"},{"headword":"divisional","slug":"divisional"},{"headword":"geographical","slug":"geographical"},{"headword":"insular","slug":"insular"},{"headword":"limited","slug":"limited"},{"headword":"narrow","slug":"narrow"},{"headword":"neighborhood","slug":"neighborhood"},{"headword":"parish","slug":"parish"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"provincial","slug":"provincial"},{"headword":"regional","slug":"regional"},{"headword":"restricted","slug":"restricted"},{"headword":"sectarian","slug":"sectarian"},{"headword":"sectional","slug":"sectional"},{"headword":"small-town","slug":"small-town"},{"headword":"territorial","slug":"territorial"},{"headword":"town","slug":"town"},{"headword":"vernacular","slug":"vernacular"}]},{"headword":"narrow","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"intolerant, small-minded","slug":"narrow","synonyms":[{"headword":"biased","slug":"biased"},{"headword":"bigoted","slug":"bigoted"},{"headword":"conservative","slug":"conservative"},{"headword":"conventional","slug":"conventional"},{"headword":"dogmatic","slug":"dogmatic"},{"headword":"hidebound","slug":"hidebound"},{"headword":"illiberal","slug":"illiberal"},{"headword":"inexorable","slug":"inexorable"},{"headword":"inflexible","slug":"inflexible"},{"headword":"narrow-minded","slug":"narrow-minded"},{"headword":"obdurate","slug":"obdurate"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"partial","slug":"partial"},{"headword":"prejudiced","slug":"prejudiced"},{"headword":"reactionary","slug":"reactionary"}]},{"headword":"narrow-minded","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"biased, intolerant","slug":"narrow-minded","synonyms":[{"headword":"bigoted","slug":"bigoted"},{"headword":"conventional","slug":"conventional"},{"headword":"hidebound","slug":"hidebound"},{"headword":"illiberal","slug":"illiberal"},{"headword":"insular","slug":"insular"},{"headword":"narrow","slug":"narrow"},{"headword":"opinionated","slug":"opinionated"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"petty","slug":"petty"},{"headword":"prejudiced","slug":"prejudiced"},{"headword":"provincial","slug":"provincial"},{"headword":"reactionary","slug":"reactionary"},{"headword":"short-sighted","slug":"short-sighted"},{"headword":"small-minded","slug":"small-minded"},{"headword":"strait-laced","slug":"strait-laced"},{"headword":"unenlarged","slug":"unenlarged"}]},{"headword":"narrower","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"intolerant, small-minded","slug":"narrower","synonyms":[{"headword":"biased","slug":"biased"},{"headword":"bigoted","slug":"bigoted"},{"headword":"conservative","slug":"conservative"},{"headword":"conventional","slug":"conventional"},{"headword":"dogmatic","slug":"dogmatic"},{"headword":"hidebound","slug":"hidebound"},{"headword":"illiberal","slug":"illiberal"},{"headword":"inexorable","slug":"inexorable"},{"headword":"inflexible","slug":"inflexible"},{"headword":"narrow-minded","slug":"narrow-minded"},{"headword":"obdurate","slug":"obdurate"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"partial","slug":"partial"},{"headword":"prejudiced","slug":"prejudiced"},{"headword":"reactionary","slug":"reactionary"}]},{"headword":"prejudiced","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"narrow-minded","slug":"prejudiced","synonyms":[{"headword":"biased","slug":"biased"},{"headword":"jaundiced","slug":"jaundiced"},{"headword":"myopic","slug":"myopic"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"partial","slug":"partial"}]},{"headword":"provincial","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"countrified; limited","slug":"provincial","synonyms":[{"headword":"bigoted","slug":"bigoted"},{"headword":"bucolic","slug":"bucolic"},{"headword":"country","slug":"country"},{"headword":"hidebound","slug":"hidebound"},{"headword":"homegrown","slug":"homegrown"},{"headword":"homespun","slug":"homespun"},{"headword":"insular","slug":"insular"},{"headword":"inward-looking","slug":"inward-looking"},{"headword":"local","slug":"local"},{"headword":"narrow","slug":"narrow"},{"headword":"narrow-minded","slug":"narrow-minded"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"pastoral","slug":"pastoral"},{"headword":"petty","slug":"petty"},{"headword":"rude","slug":"rude"},{"headword":"rural","slug":"rural"},{"headword":"rustic","slug":"rustic"},{"headword":"sectarian","slug":"sectarian"},{"headword":"small-minded","slug":"small-minded"},{"headword":"small-town","slug":"small-town"},{"headword":"uninformed","slug":"uninformed"},{"headword":"unpolished","slug":"unpolished"},{"headword":"unsophisticated","slug":"unsophisticated"}]},{"headword":"regional","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"characteristic of a region","slug":"regional","synonyms":[{"headword":"local","slug":"local"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"provincial","slug":"provincial"},{"headword":"sectional","slug":"sectional"},{"headword":"territorial","slug":"territorial"}]},{"headword":"sectarian","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"narrow-minded, exclusive","slug":"sectarian","synonyms":[{"headword":"bigoted","slug":"bigoted"},{"headword":"clannish","slug":"clannish"},{"headword":"cliquish","slug":"cliquish"},{"headword":"dissident","slug":"dissident"},{"headword":"doctrinaire","slug":"doctrinaire"},{"headword":"dogmatic","slug":"dogmatic"},{"headword":"factional","slug":"factional"},{"headword":"fanatic","slug":"fanatic"},{"headword":"fanatical","slug":"fanatical"},{"headword":"hidebound","slug":"hidebound"},{"headword":"insular","slug":"insular"},{"headword":"limited","slug":"limited"},{"headword":"local","slug":"local"},{"headword":"nonconforming","slug":"nonconforming"},{"headword":"nonconformist","slug":"nonconformist"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"partisan","slug":"partisan"},{"headword":"provincial","slug":"provincial"},{"headword":"rigid","slug":"rigid"},{"headword":"schismatic","slug":"schismatic"},{"headword":"skeptical","slug":"skeptical"},{"headword":"small-town","slug":"small-town"},{"headword":"splinter","slug":"splinter"}]},{"headword":"small-town","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"local","slug":"small-town","synonyms":[{"headword":"bounded","slug":"bounded"},{"headword":"civic","slug":"civic"},{"headword":"confined","slug":"confined"},{"headword":"district","slug":"district"},{"headword":"divisional","slug":"divisional"},{"headword":"geographical","slug":"geographical"},{"headword":"insular","slug":"insular"},{"headword":"legendary","slug":"legendary"},{"headword":"limited","slug":"limited"},{"headword":"narrow","slug":"narrow"},{"headword":"narrow-minded","slug":"narrow-minded"},{"headword":"neighborhood","slug":"neighborhood"},{"headword":"parish","slug":"parish"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"provincial","slug":"provincial"},{"headword":"regional","slug":"regional"},{"headword":"sectarian","slug":"sectarian"},{"headword":"sectional","slug":"sectional"},{"headword":"territorial","slug":"territorial"},{"headword":"town","slug":"town"},{"headword":"vernacular","slug":"vernacular"}]},{"headword":"thematic","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"having a theme","slug":"thematic","synonyms":[{"headword":"confined","slug":"confined"},{"headword":"insular","slug":"insular"},{"headword":"limited","slug":"limited"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"particular","slug":"particular"},{"headword":"regional","slug":"regional"},{"headword":"restricted","slug":"restricted"},{"headword":"sectional","slug":"sectional"}]},{"headword":"topical","partOfSpeech":"adjective","shortDefinition":"restricted, local","slug":"topical","synonyms":[{"headword":"confined","slug":"confined"},{"headword":"insular","slug":"insular"},{"headword":"limited","slug":"limited"},{"headword":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"headword":"particular","slug":"particular"},{"headword":"regional","slug":"regional"},{"headword":"sectional","slug":"sectional"}]}],"slug":"parochial"},"meta":{"arg":"parochial","requestId":"Q5G6VRVN-ojmN_5p_YZ_b","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:52:42Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"parochial","standardForm":"parochial"},"id":"6097f73a00000001eb0039bf","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:52:42Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"parochial","groups":["a","aa","c","h","i","l","o","p","r"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"laihcorap","subwordTokens":["parochial","arochial","rochial","ochial","chial","hial","ial","al","l"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"broad-minded","id":"6097fa0800000000d8000c59","slug":"broad-minded"},"similarity":-100},{"entry":{"headword":"broad","id":"6097fa0800000000d800083a","slug":"broad"},"similarity":-10},{"entry":{"headword":"liberal","id":"6097f6c70000000303003ebb","slug":"liberal"},"similarity":-10},{"entry":{"headword":"unrestricted","id":"6097f86e000000028f007397","slug":"unrestricted"},"similarity":-10}],"id":"6097f73a00000001eb0039c4","ordinal":1,"shortText":"narrow-minded, restricted","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"insular","id":"6097f6ac000000005500b37a","slug":"insular"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"petty","id":"6097f74800000003ce002bc9","slug":"petty"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"sectarian","id":"6097f7b900000002f000f42f","slug":"sectarian"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"biased","id":"6097f9f700000001eb00a323","slug":"biased"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"bigoted","id":"6097f9f700000001eb00b6f0","slug":"bigoted"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"conservative","id":"6097fb580000000051009677","slug":"conservative"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"conventional","id":"6097fb5800000000510001c3","slug":"conventional"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"inward-looking","id":"6097f6ac0000000055004de8","slug":"inward-looking"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"limited","id":"6097f6d7000000016a008280","slug":"limited"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"local","id":"6097f6d7000000016a00c8b5","slug":"local"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"narrow","id":"6097f70500000000bd003e47","slug":"narrow"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"prejudiced","id":"6097f769000000008700bdcd","slug":"prejudiced"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"provincial","id":"6097f776000000015600bec3","slug":"provincial"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"regional","id":"6097f790000000024600e34e","slug":"regional"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"sectional","id":"6097f7b900000002f000f647","slug":"sectional"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"shallow","id":"6097f7c8000000018b00b3b6","slug":"shallow"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"small-minded","id":"6097f7d7000000036f00f563","slug":"small-minded"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"small-town","id":"6097f7d7000000036f00f839","slug":"small-town"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f73abb1f88f7c11db9a1","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"adjective"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00debf","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"P01/P0125300/P0125300.flac","mpeg":"P01/P0125300/P0125300.mp3","ogg":"P01/P0125300/P0125300.ogg","wav":"P01/P0125300/P0125300.wav"},"id":"55680cc8000000023f00dec0","ipa":{"text":"pəˈroʊ ki əl"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[4,5,6],"html":"puh-roh-kee-uhl","italicIndices":[1,2,12,13],"text":"puh-roh-kee-uhl"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"parochial","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"parochial","requestId":"x8PnbloL9sggGTYOA3GhC","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-06-24T23:13:31Z","derivedFormSets":[{"derivedForms":[{"form":"parochially"}],"partOfSpeech":"adverb"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"parochialism"}],"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"parochiality"}],"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"headword":{"normalizedForm":"parochial","standardForm":"parochial"},"id":"4c23e69b944a167ab27a84bd","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-06-24T23:13:31Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"parochial","groups":["a","aa","c","h","i","l","o","p","r"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"laihcorap","subwordTokens":["parochial","arochial","rochial","ochial","chial","hial","ial","al","l"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"origin":{"source":"collins","text":"C14: via Old French from Church Latin parochiālis; see _parish","type":"etymology"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4cb2d8770beb7bc97c9e3289","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"narrow in outlook or scope; provincial"},{"id":"4c2ec2c3f73198435aaf0b38","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"Religion_and_Philosophy:Christianity:Ecclesiastical_Terms","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"of or relating to a parish or parishes"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"adjective"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"pəˈrəʊkɪəl"}}]}],"slug":"parochial","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:52:56Z","derivedFormSets":[{"derivedForms":[{"form":"parochially","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"pa·rochi·al·ly"}],"partOfSpeech":"adverb"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"parochialness","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"pa·rochi·al·ness"}],"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"interparochial","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"inter·pa·rochi·al"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"interparochially","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"inter·pa·rochi·al·ly"}],"partOfSpeech":"adverb"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"interparochialness","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"inter·pa·rochi·al·ness"}],"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"nonparochial","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"nonpa·rochi·al"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"nonparochially","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"nonpa·rochi·al·ly"}],"partOfSpeech":"adverb"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"semiparochial","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"semi·pa·rochi·al"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"unparochial","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"unpa·rochi·al"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"unparochially","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"unpa·rochi·al·ly"}],"partOfSpeech":"adverb"}],"headword":{"normalizedForm":"parochial","standardForm":"parochial","syllabicForm":"pa·ro·chi·al"},"id":"55680cc8000000023f00debb","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:52:56Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"parochial","groups":["a","aa","c","h","i","l","o","p","r"],"numLetters":9,"reverse":"laihcorap","subwordTokens":["parochial","arochial","rochial","ochial","chial","hial","ial","al","l"]},"normalizedLetter":"p","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00ded3","source":"dcom","text":"1350–1400; late Middle English parochialle < Late Latin parochiālis ( parish, -al ¹ ); replacing Middle English parochiele < Anglo-French parochiel < Late Latin as above","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"examples":[{"sentence":"parochial churches in Great Britain."}],"id":"55680cc8000000023f00deca","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes."},{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00decd","ordinal":2,"source":"random-house","text":"of or relating to parochial schools or the education they provide."},{"examples":[{"sentence":"parochial views; a parochial mentality."}],"id":"55680cc8000000023f00decf","ordinal":3,"source":"random-house","text":"very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial."}],"id":"55680cc8000000023f00dec7","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"adjective"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680cc8000000023f00debf","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"P01/P0125300/P0125300.flac","mpeg":"P01/P0125300/P0125300.mp3","ogg":"P01/P0125300/P0125300.ogg","wav":"P01/P0125300/P0125300.wav"},"id":"55680cc8000000023f00dec0","ipa":{"text":"pəˈroʊ ki əl"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[4,5,6],"html":"puh-roh-kee-uhl","italicIndices":[1,2,12,13],"text":"puh-roh-kee-uhl"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"parochial","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"parochial","requestId":"QHC6hUxs-YeSv9_KsDTHc","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"displayForm":"parochialism","slug":"parochialism"},{"displayForm":"parochialize","slug":"parochialize"},{"displayForm":"paronychia","slug":"paronychia"},{"displayForm":"brachial","slug":"brachial"},{"displayForm":"brachial","slug":"brachial"},{"displayForm":"brachial","slug":"brachial"},{"displayForm":"bronchial","slug":"bronchial"},{"displayForm":"bronchial","slug":"bronchial"},{"displayForm":"parocheth","slug":"parocheth"},{"displayForm":"parosmia","slug":"parosmia"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"parochial","slug":"parochial"},{"displayForm":"baronial","slug":"baronial"},{"displayForm":"parching","slug":"parching"},{"displayForm":"partial","slug":"partial"},{"displayForm":"monarchial","slug":"monarchial"},{"displayForm":"paroxysmal","slug":"paroxysmal"},{"displayForm":"tauromachian","slug":"tauromachian"},{"displayForm":"parochial school","slug":"parochial-school"},{"displayForm":"masochism","slug":"masochism"},{"displayForm":"parachute","slug":"parachute"},{"displayForm":"paradisal","slug":"paradisal"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"parochial"},"requestId":"CS_CIutdCXXtarcH2GLg7","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

parochial

Example Sentences

Related Words