blockheaded

Questions about blockheaded

What does blockheaded mean?

blockheaded means "(used informally) stupid".

How many syllables are in blockheaded?

blockheaded has 4 syllables: block-he-a-ded. The stress falls on "he".

What is another word for blockheaded?

Close synonyms include boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is blockheaded a common word?

blockheaded is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.