fatheaded

[ fat-hed-id ]

adjective

1. foolish; fatuous; witless.

Other Words From

• fatheaded·ly adverb
• fatheaded·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fatheaded¹

1500–10, for literal sense; fathead + -ed ³

Example Sentences

This will sound fatheaded, but I wish Joe Biden would read my 2016 novel “The Mandibles,” and I hope I’d say that even if it had been written by someone else.

From New York Times

This, as she concedes, was a fatheaded blunder.

From Economist

Her speeches and activities at the foundation have also been exaggerated; both were politically fatheaded but, on the evidence available, not corrupt.

From Economist

Big Bertha was the nickname for a World War I German howitzer but also a fatheaded golf club.

From Wall Street Journal

James might be wrongheaded; but George was fatheaded.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dull
• simple
• thick