pinheaded

adjective

pin·​head·​ed ˈpin-ˌhe-dəd 

: dull, stupid

pinheadedness noun

Synonyms

• airheaded
• birdbrained
• bonehead
• boneheaded
• brain-dead
• brainless
• bubbleheaded
• chuckleheaded
• dense
• dim
• dim-witted
• doltish
• dopey
• dopy
• dorky [slang]
• dull
• dumb
• dunderheaded
• empty-headed
• fatuous
• gormless [chiefly British]
• half-witted
• knuckleheaded
• lamebrain
• lamebrained
• lunkheaded
• mindless
• oafish
• obtuse
• opaque
• senseless
• simple
• slow
• slow-witted
• soft
• softheaded
• stupid
• thick
• thick-witted
• thickheaded
• unintelligent
• unsmart
• vacuous
• weak-minded
• witless

Examples of pinheaded in a Sentence

pinheaded leadership that got us into this mess

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pinheaded

adjective

pin·​head·​ed -ˌhed-əd 

: lacking intelligence or understanding : stupid

pinheadedness noun