soft-headed

[ sawft-hed-id, soft- ]

adjective

1. foolish; stupid.

soft-headed

adjective

1. informal.
   feeble-minded; stupid; simple

Derived Forms

• ˌsoft-ˈheadedness, noun

Other Words From

• softhead noun
• soft-headed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of soft-headed¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

There were actually tears in the bold woman's eyes, as the soft-headed and soft-hearted girl twined her arms about her neck.

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Finally, some soft-headed mayors, still believing that the Assembly needed only enlightenment, extemporised a melodramatic scene.

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Well, guess different next time; for he's out there waitin' for me—the soft-headed Dutchman!

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And a group of soft-headed fools had concurred, so that one now had to tolerate periodic days of idleness.

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He lay on the floor, said he, and yelled for fatted calf; but there was no soft-headed parent to supply it.

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Related Words

• silly
• stupid