Meanings
blockheaded1
adjectiveblockheaded (comparative more blockheaded, superlative most blockheaded)
comparative more blockheaded · superlative most blockheaded
- Resembling a blockhead; stupid
Sullivan again proves himself a master at evoking diverse musical styles, as in “This Helmet, I Suppose,” a song for Arac, one of King Gama’s blockheaded warrior sons.
2008 January 7, Anthony Tommasini, “That Gilbert and Sullivan Maiden With Mission and Erudition”, in New York Times
blockheaded2
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of blockhead
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(used informally) stupid
Also see
ass-brainedbaby-brainedbee-brainedbeetle-headedbirdbrainedboneheadedboobilyboobyboofheadedbrainlessbuffle-headedbullet-headedchowderheadedchuckleheadedcrackbraineddatelessdensedenteddimdozydrowsydulldumbdumb as an oxdumb as a postdumb as dirtduncicalduncishdunderheadedempty-headedfatheadedfatuousflea-brainedhalf-brainedhalf-wittedhammer-headedharebrainedheadassjolter-headedlacklusterloggerheadedlumpishlunkheadedmeatheadedmentally challengedmuttonheadednittynumbskulledpeabrainedpudding-headedpurblindrockheadedsheep-headedshit-for-brainsslow on the uptakeslow-wittedsluggishsmooth-brainedstolidstupid
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Polish bałwanowaty, bałwański
- bałwanowatystupid
- bałwańskistupid
Cite this entry
APA
blockheaded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockheaded
MLA
“blockheaded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockheaded. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blockheaded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blockheaded.
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