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137 words match “HEADED”

GROSS-HEADED a.
Thick-skulled; stupid.
HARD-HEADED a.
Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd. -- Hard"-head`ed*ness, n.
HEAVY-HEADED a.
Dull; stupid. "Gross heavy-headed fellows." Beau. & Fl.
HOT-HEADED a.
Fiery; violent; rash; hasty; impetuous; vehement. Macaulay.
IDLE-HEADED a. 2 definitions
Foolish; stupid. [Obs.] "The superstitious idle-headed eld." Shak.
JANUS-HEADED a.
Double-headed.
LIGHT-HEADED a. 2 definitions
Thoughtless; heedless; volatile; unsteady; fickle; loose. "Light- headed, weak men." Clarendon. -- Light"-head`ed*ness, n.
LOGGERHEADED a.
Dull; stupid. Shak. A rabble of loggerheaded physicians. Urquhart.
LONGHEADED a.
Having unusual foresight or sagacity. -- Long"-head`ed*ness, n.
MAD-HEADED a.
Wild; crack-brained.
MUDDY-HEADED a.
Dull; stupid.
MUSHROOM-HEADED a.
Having a cylindrical body with a convex head of larger diameter; having a head like that of a mushroom.
NAIL-HEADED a.
Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. Nail-headed characters, arrowheaded or cuneiform characters. See under Arrowheaded. -- Nail-headed molding (Arch.), an ornament consisting of a series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of large nails; -- called also nail-head…
NOTT-HEADED a.
Having the hair cut close. [Obs.] Chapman.
OPEN-HEADED a.
Bareheaded. [Obs.]
PIG-HEADED a.
Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity obstinate; perverse; stubborn. B. Jonson. -- Pig"-head`ed*ness, n.
PUDDING-HEADED a.
Stupid. [Colloq.]
PUZZLE-HEADED a.
Having the head full of confused notions. Johnson.
RATTLE-HEADED a.
Noisy; giddy; unsteady.
ROUNDHEADED a.
Having a round head or top.
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