Definition of Chauvinistic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to persons convinced of the superiority of their own gender or kind.

Partainyms: Chauvinist
Derivative terms: Chauvinist

2. Adjective. Fanatically patriotic.

Definition of Chauvinistic

1. Adjective. (pejorative) Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chauvinistic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chauvinistic

chaunts
chaur
chaurasia
chaurasias
chausse
chausses
chaussure
chaussures
chaussée
chautauqua
chautauquas
chauvin
chauvinism
chauvinisms
chauvinist
chauvinistic (current term)
chauvinistically
chauvinists
chauvins
chav
chave
chavel
chavelling
chavender
chavette
chavettes
chavicol
chavicyl
chavish
chavs

Literary usage of Chauvinistic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"danger the German Empire, it is solely and exclusively the chauvinistic movement ... The ' deed ' about which the chauvinistic papers are always writing, ..."

2. The Crime by Richard Grelling (1918)
"What else, indeed, is the "act" of which the chauvinistic papers are constantly ... Nippold gives an extremely copious selection from German chauvinistic ..."

3. Zionism and the Future of Palestine: The Fallacies and Dangers of Political by Morris Jastrow (1919)
"I confess that I have little patience with such a chauvinistic sentiment which ... It is always somewhat chauvinistic and a little vulgar to boast of a ..."

4. Whither Human Rights in Russia: Congressional Hearing edited by Christopher H. Smith (2000)
"... especially difficult in provinces—it is less noticeable in major centers such as Moscow or St. Petersburg—the chauvinistic feelings are on the increase. ..."

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