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pinheaded

pinheaded adjective: having a head that is unusually tapered or small.

Adjective

pinheaded (comparative more pinheaded, superlative most pinheaded)

  1. (slang) Having a head that is unusually tapered or small.
  2. (slang) Foolish; ignorant.

Forms of pinheaded

comparativemore pinheaded
superlativemost pinheaded

Origin of pinheaded

From pin + headed; compare pinhead.

Words formed from pinheaded

Questions about pinheaded

What does pinheaded mean?
Pinheaded means having a head that is unusually tapered or small.
What part of speech is pinheaded?
Pinheaded is an adjective.

Words near pinheaded in the dictionary

  1. Pingyu
  2. Pingyuan
  3. Pingzhen
  4. pinhead
  5. pinhead oatmeal
  6. pinheaded
  7. pinheadedness
  8. pinheads
  9. Pinheiro
  10. Pinheiros
  11. Pinho

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