pinheaded
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7.1
- adjective
- /ˈpɪnˌhɛdɪd/
- Offensive
- The pinheaded comments from the crowd showed their lack of understanding about the topic.
Examples
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Because some pinheaded redneck moron tells me there's a bomb in my mail?
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His pinheaded assumptions led him to make poor decisions at work.
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She found his pinheaded remarks embarrassing and frustrating during the discussion.
Synonyms
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7.1
Not very intelligent and too naive about complex things
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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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8.4
Acting in a silly, thoughtless way
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8.3
Not able to think clearly or make good decisions
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7.9
Not thinking carefully and often acting silly
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7.9
Being very foolish and showing poor judgment
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8.8
Not very smart or sensible
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8.9
Slow to understand or learn things
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9.8
Being very silly and not serious
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9.9
Very foolish and acting without thinking
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9.1
Confused and unable to think clearly
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9.8
Being very foolish and clumsy in how someone thinks or acts
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8.2
Being foolish and not thinking carefully before acting
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8.1
Too silly and not careful about important things
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9.8
Very stupid and not able to think clearly
Showing very little intelligence or common sense
Silly and confused in the way someone thinks
Being stubborn and not clever
Very foolish and slow to understand things
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pinheaded also comes from the insult pinhead, a word for a silly or 'stupid' person. That's why calling an action 'pinheaded' means it was very foolish or showed little sense.