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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

Almost every day of his hunted existence was a new complex of calculations and risks; a single muddleheaded moment might have ruined him.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

She delivers her points with a kind of muddleheaded nonchalance that invites others to feel that if she can do it, anybody can.

From Time Magazine Archive

I'm terribly muddleheaded, and I've no idea of money at all.

From The Captives by Walpole, Hugh, Sir

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