Meaning

1 senses

  1. (slang)Resembling or characteristic of a bonehead.

More definitions
  • (used informally) stupid

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Tom made a boneheaded move.

    deTom hat einen total blöden Zug gemacht.

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  2. My father is boneheaded, and when he has an idea, everything is decided: there's nothing more we can do.

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Origin

From bone + headed.

From bone + headed.

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Forms

more boneheaded, most boneheaded
Comparativemore boneheaded Lesson
Superlativemost boneheaded Lesson

regular

Synonyms

152 synonyms
softA2childishB2daftB2denseB2dimB2dullB1dumbB2foolishB1ignorantB2ridiculousB1sillyA2simpleA2slowA1stupidB1

Word family

4 related words
Relatedhardheadedbonehead
Derivedboneheadednessboneheadedly

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
boneA1boneheadbonerbonfirebong
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