loggerheaded

Questions about loggerheaded

What does loggerheaded mean?

loggerheaded means "(used informally) stupid".

How many syllables are in loggerheaded?

loggerheaded has 5 syllables and divides as log-ger-he-a-ded under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for loggerheaded?

Close synonyms include blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded. 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 loggerheaded a common word?

loggerheaded 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.