pinheaded

[ pin-hed-id ]

/ ˈpɪnˌhɛd ɪd /

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adjective

stupid or foolish.

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Origin of pinheaded

First recorded in 1860–65; pin + headed

OTHER WORDS FROM pinheaded

pin·head·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby pinheaded

Ping Hsin, pingo, ping-pong, pinguid, pinhead, pinheaded, pinhole, pinhole camera, pining, pinion, Piniós

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How to use pinheaded in a sentence

Me he describes as serpentilous with Gibbon-like arms, pinheaded, and so on.
The Journal of a Disappointed Man|Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion
There was no want among them of pinheading and pinheaded martinets.
Leading Articles on Various Subjects|Hugh Miller

British Dictionary definitions for pinheaded

pinheaded

/ (ˈpɪnˌhɛdɪd) /

adjective

informal stupid or silly

Derived forms of pinheaded

pinheadedness, noun

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