wrong-headed
adjective
constantly wrong in judgment
wrong-headedly
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a word derived from
wrong-headed.
Example Sentences
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How Schmidt wrong-headedly, rested so many of his Test players ahead of Brisbane and left them drastically undercooked.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
I have alopecia universalis, an auto-immune condition where the body views hair as an intruder and – efficiently but wrong-headedly – destroys it.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2019
It seems to set out his desire to be regarded as something beyond just a flash-in-the-pan fad, as Martin Amis wrong-headedly suggested Bowie was in a 1973 New Statesman piece.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 11, 2016
Because some people in drama, incredibly wrong-headedly, have the reverse view.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 18, 2012
You may think wrong-headedly, but I'm sure you'll not act disgracefully.'
From Hyacinth by George A. Birmingham
