softheaded

See also: soft-headed

English

Alternative forms

soft-headed

Etymology

soft +‎ headed

Adjective

softheaded (comparative more softheaded, superlative most softheaded)

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

Synonyms

soft in the head

See also

queer in the head

References

“softheaded”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
"softheaded" in the Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus © Wordsmyth 2002.

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