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muddlehead

American  
[muhd-l-hed] / ˈmʌd lˌhɛd /

noun

Informal.
  1. a stupid person; blunderer.


Etymology

Origin of muddlehead

First recorded in 1850–55; muddle + head

Example Sentences

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"And who has said a word about killing him, muddlehead?" replied Danglars.

From The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas père, Alexandre

You always was such a muddlehead that you couldn’t tell good from bad, and you don’t know any better now.

From Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story by Nash, J.

They had one muddlehead on that post yesterday; they’ll not put another there to-day, sor.”

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 by Various

"It's a joke to remember that I used to think him a splendid man of business, far more practical than I. Why, there's no dreamier muddlehead living."

From Will Warburton by Gissing, George

How can a man with a crack in his brain be serious? how can a muddlehead reason?

From Roderick Hudson by James, Henry

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