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softheaded

adjective

Lacking sound judgment or resolve; stupid; weak-minded.

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soft in the head crazy half-baked screwball impractical

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Meanings

adjectivesoftheaded (comparative more softheaded, superlative most softheaded)

comparative more softheaded · superlative most softheaded · alternative soft-headed

derogatoryinformalmildlyLacking sound judgment or resolve; stupid; weak-minded.
1880, Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, Appendix E, How my fool of a soft-headed soft-hearted brother would rage if he knew how cunningly I have saved his pocket.
Synonyms: soft in the head

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLacking sound judgment or resolve; stupid; weak-minded.

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soft in the head

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivefoolish; totally unsound

Similar

crazy half-baked screwball impractical

Also see

crazy foolish half-baked screwball soft in the head

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From soft + headed.

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APA

softheaded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softheaded

MLA

“softheaded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softheaded. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “softheaded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/softheaded.

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