dunderheaded
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˈdʌndərˌhɛdɪd/
- Offensive
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- But it's going to require actually thinking for once, being willing to creatively step outside the box, and not resort to the usual dunderheaded platitudes and thought-terminating clichés that typically comprise conservative politicking.
Examples
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Despite how dunderheaded I think many of these people are, I can be polite and patient, and can readily provide links for more information directly from the KDP, KDP Select, and PubIt programs' terms and FAQs.
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Considering "Talk to the Hand" left our homicidal hero treading water miles away from the Miami shore, there was a lot of ground to cover, and that meant the typically dunderheaded Miami Metro detectives had to suddenly become able to intuit Travis's plans accurately in a matter of seconds.
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His dunderheaded decision to ignore the warning signs led to a disastrous result.
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She felt embarrassed by her dunderheaded mistake during the important presentation.
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Everyone laughed at his dunderheaded remarks, which showed he hadn't done any research.
Synonyms
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1.3
Not showing good sense and making unwise choices
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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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5.3
Not very smart and slow to understand things
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7.9
Slow to understand simple ideas or instructions
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7.3
Very stupid and showing little thought
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8.3
Not able to think clearly or make good decisions
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8.4
Very silly and not showing good sense
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8.1
Not quick to understand or learn new things
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8.8
Not very smart or sensible
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8.4
Acting in a silly, thoughtless way
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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
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9.8
Being very silly and not serious
Very foolish or not showing any reaction
Very stupid and not able to think clearly
Very foolish and acting without thinking
Being very foolish and clumsy in how someone thinks or acts
Very foolish and often making bad choices
Showing very little intelligence or common sense
Slow to understand or learn things
Silly and confused in the way someone thinks
Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly
Very foolish and showing little sense
Too silly and not careful about important things
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Morphology
dunderheaded = dunderhead (semi-transparent) = dunderhead + ed
Regular adjectival formation from the noun 'dunderhead' by suffixation '-ed'.
Etymology
Dunderheaded comes from old slang dunder meaning 'a foolish person' and the part -headed meaning 'having a head'. So dunderheaded literally suggests a 'foolish head', which is why we use it to describe very stupid or foolish behavior.