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blockheadly

blockheadly adjective: stupid, idiotic.

Adjective

blockheadly (comparative more blockheadly, superlative most blockheadly)

  1. (obsolete) Stupid, idiotic.
    • Such a blockheadly blunder well deserves castigation!1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anna St. Ives, vol. V, letter 95

Forms of blockheadly

comparativemore blockheadly
superlativemost blockheadly

Origin of blockheadly

From blockhead + -ly.

Questions about blockheadly

What does blockheadly mean?
Blockheadly means stupid, idiotic.
What part of speech is blockheadly?
Blockheadly is an adjective.

Words near blockheadly in the dictionary

  1. blockheadesses
  2. blockheading
  3. blockheadish
  4. blockheadism
  5. blockheadisms
  6. blockheadly
  7. blockheads
  8. blockholder
  9. blockholders
  10. blockhole
  11. blockholes

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