puzzleheaded

[puhz-uhl-hed-id]

adjective

1. having, deriving from, or characterized by confused thoughts or ideas.

2. given to or characterized by puzzling puzzling over common things.

Other Word Forms

• puzzleheadedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of puzzleheaded¹

First recorded in 1775–85; puzzle + headed

Example Sentences

The four novellas in The Puzzleheaded Girl should firmly establish her reputation as a writer who can make the familiar meaningful without gimmickry.

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Her essential theme in The Puzzleheaded Girl is rootlessness.

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It was not till that reputation had made him an Earl, a Knight of the Garter, Lord High Treasurer of England, and master of the fate of Europe, that his admirers began to find out that he was really a dull puzzleheaded man.

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