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muddleheaded

muddleheaded is the alternative form of muddle-headed.

Meaning of muddle-headed

Adjective

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

  1. Characterized by vague or confused thinking: foolish, dull-witted, semi-conscious.
    • Near-synonyms: muddled, muddied, addleheaded, addlebrained, addled, addlepated

Forms of muddleheaded

comparativemore muddleheaded
superlativemost muddleheaded

Words formed from muddleheaded

Questions about muddleheaded

What is muddleheaded the alternative form of?
Muddleheaded is the alternative form of muddle-headed.

Words near muddleheaded in the dictionary

  1. muddled through
  2. muddled up
  3. muddledness
  4. muddledom
  5. muddlehead
  6. muddleheaded
  7. muddleheadedly
  8. muddleheadedness
  9. muddleheads
  10. muddlement
  11. muddlements

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