woodenheaded

adjective

Definition of woodenheadednext
as in dense

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  1. dense
  2. obtuse
  3. unwise
Adjective
  • Photo : Will Myers The swimming pool is positioned below the house, where it’s surrounded by dense greenery.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Parts of the dense, equatorial mainland, as well as the islands that lay off the shore of the nascent capital, Cayenne, would be turned into labor camps and prisons for the most serious criminal offenders in mainland France.
    Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of dense
Adjective
  • The dismissals were compelled by twin obtuse opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the Department of Justice issued in 1973 and 2000.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But the Dunne character’s binary, psychologically obtuse way of talking about survivors of abuse, essentially arguing that minutely observing their behavior can help adjudicate the truth of their claims, isn’t limited to his perspective as one character.
    Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of obtuse
Adjective
  • Arizona’s desert may seem like an unwise location for a water-intensive industry.
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Using your time here wisely is never an unwise thing to do.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of unwise
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