thickheaded
AmericanOther Word Forms
- thickheadedly adverb
- thickheadedness noun
Etymology
Origin of thickheaded
Example Sentences
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They have no plan or target in mind, until they’re approached by Popof, a good-natured, thickheaded elephant who asks, “What are you up to?”
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2022
Unfortunately, there’s no shortage of the incredibly dim-witted and thickheaded.
From Washington Times • Apr. 8, 2015
Reyes so completely embodied the gawky, tenderhearted tomboy that you wanted to shake the thickheaded cowboys for ignoring her.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2015
He was charged with being "cunning," "thickheaded," "heartless," "filthy" and "fanatical."
From Chicago Tribune • Dec. 11, 2014
By this point, even the most thickheaded and grudging students were being forced to admit that my quick admittance to the Arcanum was something other than a fluke.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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