jolter-headed
jolter-headed adjective: foolish; stupid.
Adjective
jolter-headed (comparative more jolter-headed, superlative most jolter-headed)
- foolish; stupid
- As to corporations, parishes, vestry-boards, and similar gatherings of jolter-headed clods ... I would have the necks of every one of them wrung and their skulls arranged in Surgeons' Hall for the contemplation of the whole profession in order that its younger members might understand from actual...1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, chapter 13, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained, blockheaded
Synonyms of jolter-headed
- addlebrained
- addlepated
- airheaded
- bee-brained
- beef-witted
- soft
- beefheaded
- beetle-headed
- birdbrained
- blockheaded
30 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- Boeotian
- boneheaded
- boofheaded
- braindead
- brainless
- bubbleheaded
- buffle-headed
- bullet-headed
- cerebrally challenged
- childish
- chowderheaded
- chuckleheaded
- crackbrained
- cretinous
- daft
- dense
- dented
- dim-bulb
- dim-headed
- dim-witted
- dim
- doltish
- dopey
- dozy
- drowsy
- dull-headed
- dull-minded
- dull-witted
- dull
- dumber than a box of rocks
Forms of jolter-headed
| comparative | more jolter-headed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most jolter-headed |
| alternative form | jolterheaded |
Origin of jolter-headed
See jolthead and jolterhead.
Questions about jolter-headed
- What does jolter-headed mean?
- Jolter-headed means foolish; stupid.
- What part of speech is jolter-headed?
- Jolter-headed is an adjective.
Words near jolter-headed in the dictionary
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