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bun-headed

bun-headed adjective: lacking intelligence; soft in the head.

Adjective

bun-headed (comparative more bun-headed, superlative most bun-headed)

  1. (derogatory) Lacking intelligence; soft in the head.
    • [T]he Puddin' merely laughed scornfully, and called Bill a bun-headed old beetle-crusher.1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 88

Forms of bun-headed

comparativemore bun-headed
superlativemost bun-headed

Questions about bun-headed

What does bun-headed mean?
Bun-headed means lacking intelligence; soft in the head.
What part of speech is bun-headed?
Bun-headed is an adjective.

Words near bun-headed in the dictionary

  1. Bun-ayan
  2. bun-bun
  3. bun-buns
  4. bun-fight
  5. bun-fights
  6. bun-headed
  7. Buna
  8. Bunaba
  9. Bunaban
  10. Bunacan
  11. bunaftine

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