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fatheaded

[ fat-hed-id ]
/ ˈfætˌhɛd ɪd /
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adjective

foolish; fatuous; witless.

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RELATED WORDS

simple, thick, dull, boorish, dumb, ignorant, impassive, lethargic, oafish, obtuse, phlegmatic, slow-witted, sluggish, stolid, torpid, doltish, imbecilic

Nearby words

fates, fath, fath., fathead, fathead minnow, fatheaded, fatheadedly, father, father christmas, father confessor, father figure

Origin of fatheaded

1500–10, for literal sense; fathead + -ed3
Related formsfat·head·ed·ly, adverbfat·head·ed·ness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for fatheaded

  • To call your Sovereign a fatheaded slob in a newsfac might be considered bad taste, but it isn't illegal.

    The Unnecessary Man|Gordon Randall Garrett

  • Tuppy's fatheaded words were still rankling in my bosom as I went up to my room.

    Right Ho, Jeeves|P. G. Wodehouse