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soft-headed

American  
[sawft-hed-id, soft-] / ˈsɔftˈhɛd ɪd, ˈsɒft- /

adjective

  1. foolish; stupid.


soft-headed British  

adjective

  1. informal feeble-minded; stupid; simple

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of soft-headed

First recorded in 1660–70

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But I am soft-hearted — you may say soft-headed — regarding this good-hearted TV galaxy, willing to go wherever the cosmic winds do blow, always hoping for it to live long and prosper.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 14, 2026

Some critics panned the group as soft-headed and self-indulgent.

From Seattle Times Jan. 19, 2023

Certainly, one should never underestimate how soft-headed power can make people.

From Salon May 25, 2021

It conveys genuine affection and sounds like a party he’s having us come to, and he makes the song’s simple idea feel not soft-headed but wise.

From The New Yorker Dec. 19, 2018

And a group of soft-headed fools had concurred, so that one now had to tolerate periodic days of idleness.

From The Weakling by Dongen, H. R. van

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