parochial

Plural: parochials

Adjective

relating to or supported by or located in a parish
- "parochial schools"

Adjective Satellite

narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
- "little sympathy with parochial mentality"

Adj

Pertaining to a parish.
Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.

Noun

A parochial individual.

Examples

Some people in the United States have been accused of taking a parochial view, of not being interested in international matters.
The use of simple, primary colors in the painting gave it a parochial feel.

Origin / Etymology

From Anglo-Norman parochial and its source Late Latin parochialis, an alteration of paroecialis (“of a church province”), from paroecia, from Hellenistic Greek παροικία (paroikía, “stay in a foreign land”), later “community, diocese”, from Ancient Greek πάροικος (pároikos, “neighbouring, neighbour”), from παρα- (para-) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

Synonyms

insular

Scrabble Score: 16

parochial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
parochial: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
parochial: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

parochial: valid Words With Friends Word