wooden-headed

[ woo d-n-hed-id ]

/ ˈwʊd nˌhɛd ɪd /

thick-headed, dull; stupid.

Origin of wooden-headed

First recorded in 1850–55

Related formswood·en-head·ed·ness, noun

This division of labor will give the firm an immense advantage over all of our wooden-headed contemporaries.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1|William James
And how was it that she was growing more into favour with the Jordans and Walkers and all the narrow, wooden-headed people?
The Daughters of Danaus|Mona Caird
More wooden houses and their wooden-headed occupants were passed, and at last I was at liberty to have a drink.
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)|Harry Furniss
Even a wooden-headed detective ought to have given us a better supply than Bird yielded.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930|Various

I realised that I had no longer to deal with a suspicious, wooden-headed lawyer, but with a frank, kindly human being.
The Jervaise Comedy|J. D. Beresford