Meanings
comparative more muddle-headed · superlative most muddle-headed
- Characterized by vague or confused thinking: foolish, dull-witted, semi-conscious.
Near-synonyms: muddled, muddied, addleheaded, addlebrained, addled, addlepated
1 more example
The Prime Minister provoked a backlash led by Sir Jonathon Porritt, chairman of the Government's Sustainable Development Commission, who said Mr Blair's leadership on the issue in Britain had been "patchy and muddle-headed".
2007 Jan. 10, The IndependentSynonyms: muddled, muddied, addleheaded, addlebrained, addled, addlepated
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacterized by vague or confused thinking: foolish, dull-witted, semi-conscious.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 顢頇 /颟顸
- 顢頇 /颟顸 (mānhān)thinking in a muddled way
Dutch warhoofdig, in de war
- warhoofdigthinking in a muddled way
- in de warthinking in a muddled way
- verwardthinking in a muddled way
Polish zmącony, ogłupiały
- zmąconythinking in a muddled way
- ogłupiałythinking in a muddled way
Swedish vimsig, virrig
- vimsigthinking in a muddled way
- virrigthinking in a muddled way
Cite this entry
muddle-headed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muddle-headed
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