dogmatisch
Translation
dogmatic, doctrinaire
Examples
Er hat eine dogmatische Haltung.
He has a dogmatic attitude.
Seine Antwort war sehr dogmatisch.
His answer was very dogmatic.
Grammar Patterns
to be dogmatic (predicative) to be dogmatic His answer was very dogmatic.
a dogmatic attitude (attributive) a dogmatic attitude He has a dogmatic attitude.
Similar Words
Synonyms: starr, unflexibel, doktrinär; Antonyms: flexibel, offen
Etymology
From Greek 'dogma' (opinion, tenet). The suffix '-isch' forms an adjective.
Memory Tips
It's a direct cognate of the English 'dogmatic'. Think of someone sticking stubbornly to their 'dogma'.