muddleheaded

American

[muhd-l-hed-id] / ˈmʌd lˌhɛd ɪd /

adjective

confused in one's thinking; blundering.

a muddleheaded assertion.

muddleheaded British

/ ˌmʌdəlˈhɛdɪd /

adjective

mentally confused or vague

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Other Word Forms

muddleheadedness

noun

Etymology

Origin of muddleheaded

First recorded in 1750–60; muddle + headed

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muddleheaded

Historians have tended to consider Populism muddleheaded: America looked forward, Populists looked backward.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2016

Basically, the rebellion failed because Sukarno, however exasperating and muddleheaded, is neither vicious nor ruthless, and does not rouse the passionate indignation needed to fuel a popular uprising.

From Time Magazine Archive

To many leaders in the church hierarchy, the sisters' activity is misguided and muddleheaded.

From Time Magazine Archive

To a muddleheaded Government clerk who telephoned him to ask what should be done with a carload of shingles, he replied: "Print the Lord's Prayer on every one of them."

From Time Magazine Archive

That is not to be historical but to be muddleheaded.

From The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill by Sir Leslie Stephen

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