muttonheaded
muttonheaded adjective: being a muttonhead; stupid or foolish.
Adjective
muttonheaded (comparative more muttonheaded, superlative most muttonheaded)
- Being a muttonhead; stupid or foolish.
- “And I suppose you're delighted?” “Of course I am.” “Yes, of course you are! I can well imagine that it's your dearest wish to see that unfortunate muttonheaded girl become the wife of a man who lets off stink bombs in night clubs and pinches the spoons and has had three divorces already and who...1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVII, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained, blockheaded
Synonyms of muttonheaded
- 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 muttonheaded
| comparative | more muttonheaded |
|---|---|
| superlative | most muttonheaded |
Origin of muttonheaded
From mutton + headed.
Questions about muttonheaded
- What does muttonheaded mean?
- Muttonheaded means being a muttonhead; stupid or foolish.
- What part of speech is muttonheaded?
- Muttonheaded is an adjective.
Words near muttonheaded in the dictionary
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