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soft-headed

[sawft-hed-id, soft-]
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adjective
  1. foolish; stupid.
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Origin of soft-headed

First recorded in 1660–70
Related formssoft·head, nounsoft-head·ed·ness, noun
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Related Words

stupid, silly, illiterate, amateur, shallow, imbecile, fat, green, thick, asinine, backward, brainless, credulous, dense, dull, dumb, feeble, foolish, gullible, half-witted

Examples from the Web for soft-headed

Historical Examples

  • The soft-headed, eight foot spears of the tilting-match are used.

    Boy Scouts Handbook

    Boy Scouts of America

  • He felt no mercy in his soft heart for the soft-headed Teed.

    In a Little Town

    Rupert Hughes

  • If he ever had anything to do with her let him be called a soft-headed fool!

    The Huntress

    Hulbert Footner

  • Some soft-headed fool had granted their kind the rights of Commonwealth citizenship.

    The Weakling

    Everett B. Cole

  • Her father's the poorest tenant I ever had, soft-headed, London vermin!

    The Dark Tower

    Phyllis Bottome

British Dictionary definitions for soft-headed

soft-headed

adjective
  1. informal feeble-minded; stupid; simple
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Derived Formssoft-headedness, noun
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