muddleheaded

American  

[muhd-l-hed-id] / ˈmʌd lˌhɛd ɪd /

adjective

1. confused in one's thinking; blundering.

   a muddleheaded assertion.

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muddleheaded British  

/ ˌmʌdəlˈhɛdɪd /

adjective

1. mentally confused or vague

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Other Word Forms

• muddleheadedness noun

Etymology

Origin of muddleheaded

First recorded in 1750–60; muddle + headed

Example Sentences

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

From The New Yorker

In that case, what, in the name of all that is muddleheaded, becomes of the "unchanging tendency towards warfare"?

From Project Gutenberg

Then, before any other voices beyond the wall could speak, Nirea—he had been a muddleheaded and drooling fool not to seal her mouth—Nirea screamed.

From Project Gutenberg

That is not to be historical but to be muddleheaded.

From Project Gutenberg

In his essays, "Random Memories," he tells of the "dizzy muddleheaded joy" he had in his surroundings, swaying like a reed, and grabbing at the fish which darted past him.

From Project Gutenberg