lunkheaded
- adjective
- /ˈlʌŋkˌhɛdɪd/
- Offensive
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- The undeniable nadir of Bond's career, wherein 007 faces his deadliest enemies: lunkheaded screenwriting and cheesy "Star Wars" knockoffs.
Examples
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You stupid, lunkheaded-- -
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All about Roger roaming 1920s America, doing odd jobs and breaking hearts with his own brand of lunkheaded small.
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Last time we ventured here, we found a bunch of lunkheaded post-grunge bullshit; this month's songs are downright cuddly by comparison.
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His lunkheaded decision to skip school led to serious consequences later.
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She made a lunkheaded comment that left everyone in the room confused.
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Despite his lunkheaded attempts to impress her, she remained uninterested.
Synonyms
24
3.5
Very stupid and not using common sense
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8.0
Very stupid and not thinking clearly
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7.9
Slow to understand simple ideas or instructions
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6.3
Silly, not very intelligent and not serious
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7.3
Very stupid and showing little thought
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5.0
Being silly and not serious in behavior
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5.6
Not serious or sensible and often acting silly
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8.3
Not able to think clearly or make good decisions
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7.9
Being very foolish and showing poor judgment
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8.4
Acting in a silly, thoughtless way
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8.8
Not very smart or sensible
1
8.4
Very silly and not showing good sense
1
9.9
Very foolish and not sensible or responsible
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9.8
Being very silly and not serious
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9.1
Confused and unable to think clearly
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7.9
Not thinking carefully and often acting silly
Acting awkward and not very clever or polite
Very foolish or not showing any reaction
Showing very little intelligence or common sense
Very foolish and often making bad choices
Very foolish and acting without thinking
Silly and confused in the way someone thinks
Too silly and not careful about important things
Slow to understand or learn things
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lunkheaded comes from lunk — a word for a big, slow, clumsy person — and -headed meaning 'having the head of'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone with the head of a clumsy giant, so lunkheaded means very foolish or awkward.