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dull-headed

dull-headed adjective: synonym of dull-witted.

Adjective

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

  1. Synonym of dull-witted.
    Synonyms:
    dull-witted

Synonyms of dull-headed

Forms of dull-headed

comparativemore dull-headed
superlativemost dull-headed

Origin of dull-headed

From dull + headed.

Questions about dull-headed

What does dull-headed mean?
Dull-headed means synonym of dull-witted.
What part of speech is dull-headed?
Dull-headed is an adjective.

Words near dull-headed in the dictionary

  1. dull
  2. dull as dishwater
  3. dull as ditchwater
  4. dull fish
  5. dull fishes
  6. dull-headed
  7. dull-minded
  8. dull-witted
  9. dulla
  10. dullable
  11. dullaghan

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