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Definition of dogmatic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

dogmatic

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//dɔɡˈmæt̮ɪk//
 
, NAmE//dɑɡˈmæt̮ɪk//
 
(disapproving)
 
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being certain that your beliefs are right and that others should accept them, without paying attention to evidence or other opinions a dogmatic approach There is a danger of becoming too dogmatic about teaching methods. He was strident and dogmatic in giving his opinions.
dogmatically
 
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NAmE//dɔɡˈmæt̮ɪkli//
 
, NAmE//dɑɡˈmæt̮ɪkli//
 
adverb Nowhere in the report does she provide evidence for these assertions: they are merely dogmatically stated as fact.See dogmatic in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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