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puzzleheaded

American  
[puhz-uhl-hed-id] / ˈpʌz əlˌhɛd ɪd /

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

Etymology

Origin of puzzleheaded

First recorded in 1775–85; puzzle + headed

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Her essential theme in The Puzzleheaded Girl is rootlessness.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Project Gutenberg