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emptyheaded

emptyheaded is the alternative form of empty-headed.

Meaning of empty-headed

Adjective

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

  1. (derogatory, figuratively) Silly and lacking sense or discretion; featherbrained or scatterbrained.
    • Never has a group of actors uttered as many mealy-mouthed platitudes as you'll find bouncing off the walls of this empty-headed film.1977 April 30, Steve Blevins, “A Sack-full of Films”, in Gay Community News, page 11
  2. (derogatory, figuratively) Unintelligent.
    • “Doesn't matter. That man is not the leader.” “But he is the main guy on the show.” “He is an actor, Nandor. A simpleton who paints his face. He is an empty-headed puppet who thinks the world loves him, when in actual fact, he is nothing more than a lapdog begging for scraps.” [groans] “No, he is...2024 November 25, Max Brockman, “P.I. Undercover: New York” (11:26 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 6, episode 8, spoken by Laszlo Cravensworth (Matt Berry)

Forms of emptyheaded

comparativemore emptyheaded
superlativemost emptyheaded

Questions about emptyheaded

What is emptyheaded the alternative form of?
Emptyheaded is the alternative form of empty-headed.

Words near emptyheaded in the dictionary

  1. empty-vee
  2. Emptyhad
  3. emptyhanded
  4. emptyhandedly
  5. emptyhandedness
  6. emptyheaded
  7. emptyheadedness
  8. emptyhearted
  9. emptying
  10. emptying out
  11. emptying the clip

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