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soft-headed

soft-headed is the alternative spelling of softheaded.

Meaning of softheaded

Adjective

softheaded (comparative more softheaded, superlative most softheaded)

  1. (derogatory, informal, mildly) Lacking sound judgment or resolve; stupid; weak-minded.
    • How my fool of a soft-headed soft-hearted brother would rage if he knew how cunningly I have saved his pocket.1880, Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, Appendix E

Forms of soft-headed

comparativemore soft-headed
superlativemost soft-headed

Questions about soft-headed

What is soft-headed the alternative spelling of?
Soft-headed is the alternative spelling of softheaded.

Words near soft-headed in the dictionary

  1. soft-float
  2. soft-gamma repeater
  3. soft-gamma repeaters
  4. soft-grain
  5. soft-handed
  6. soft-headed
  7. soft-hearted
  8. soft-heartedly
  9. soft-heartedness
  10. soft-land
  11. soft-landed

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