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addlehead

addlehead noun: a foolish or dull-witted person.

Noun

addlehead (plural addleheads)

  1. (colloquial) A foolish or dull-witted person.
    • Those reverend addleheads, convinced of the genuine character of the communications, but with their "dominant idea," the devil, in their heads, summoned his highness the prince of darkness to give an account of the matter.1854, Samuel Byron Brittan, The Spiritual Telegraph, volume 3, page 131

Forms of addlehead

pluraladdleheads

Origin of addlehead

From addle + head.

Questions about addlehead

What does addlehead mean?
Addlehead means a foolish or dull-witted person.
What part of speech is addlehead?
Addlehead is a noun.
What is the plural of addlehead?
The plural of addlehead is addleheads.

Words near addlehead in the dictionary

  1. addle-plots
  2. addlebrain
  3. addlebrained
  4. addlebrains
  5. addled
  6. addlehead
  7. addleheaded
  8. addleheadedness
  9. addleheads
  10. Addleman
  11. Addlemans

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