soft-headed

[ sawft-hed-id, soft- ]

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adjective

foolish; stupid.

Origin of soft-headed

First recorded in 1660–70

Other words from soft-headed

softhead, noun
soft-head·ed·ness, noun

Words Nearby soft-headed

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How to use soft-headed in a sentence

There were actually tears in the bold woman's eyes, as the soft-headed and soft-hearted girl twined her arms about her neck.
Our Mutual Friend | Charles Dickens
Finally, some soft-headed mayors, still believing that the Assembly needed only enlightenment, extemporised a melodramatic scene.
History of the Commune of 1871 | P. Lissagary
Well, guess different next time; for he's out there waitin' for me—the soft-headed Dutchman!
Wide Courses | James Brendan Connolly
And a group of soft-headed fools had concurred, so that one now had to tolerate periodic days of idleness.
The Weakling | Everett B. Cole
He lay on the floor, said he, and yelled for fatted calf; but there was no soft-headed parent to supply it.
The Rough Road | William John Locke

British Dictionary definitions for soft-headed

soft-headed

adjective

informal feeble-minded; stupid; simple

Derived forms of soft-headed

soft-headedness, noun

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