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doxastically closed

"Doxastically closed" describes a person who is unwilling to change their (false) beliefs regardless of any arguments against it.

The term is used in Street Epistemology and goes back to Peter Boghossian’s "A Manual for Creating Atheists". His definition: “I use the term to mean that either a specific belief one holds, or that one’s entire belief system, is resistant to revision.”
Bob: "1+1=3"
Anthony: "Imagine an empty table. You put one cup on the table. Then you put another cup on the table. How many cups are on the table?"
Bob: "Two."
Anthony: "Putting down one cup and then another cup is '1 cup + 1 cup' and you correctly identified the result as '2 cups'. So you see: 1+1=2"
Bob: "No, 1+1=3"

Charlie (to Dan): "Bob sure is a *very* doxastically closed person."
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DRAMASTICALLY

A mix between dramatically and drastically,a severe change in something.
I used to date men,now I date women. My tastes in gender have dramastically changed.
by JUSTSCRAP September 24, 2007
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DrasticK

A gay kid who sucks dick. commonly known as a "Go Liver"
DrasticK from apez
by mAsTa June 10, 2003
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dristicaphanal

A word. Definately a word.
Applicable in all word games including Scrabble where it gains a 1654156151 point bonus.
Also widely used in describing something that is clean to the point of burning anything that makes contact.
"Wow, seeing you naked has made me want to pour acid in my eyes until they are dristicaphanal"
by AlienLordOfMacabre February 11, 2005
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Dramastically

adv. meaning "of great magnitude". The result of saying "Dramatically" and "Drastically" under great stress. Similar to Ginormous the blending of "Giant" and "Enormous".
"If you don't raise revenue DRAMASTICALLY we are both going to be living in a van down by the river!"
by BigFrost March 19, 2010
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dramatically hipster

When one denies being hipster but in reality is the most hipster person you know.
"Did you see Candi last week in those shorts? She is flawless for sure, but is dramatically hipster!"
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dramastically

When you are at a loss for the difference between dramatically and drastically
The 2 candidates had dramastically different styles
by Hoobit Tchakokov October 4, 2004
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