eggheaded

adjective

egg·​head·​ed ˈeg-ˈhe-dəd 

ˈāg-

: having the characteristics of an egghead

eggheadedness noun

Synonyms

• blue
• cerebral
• geeky
• highbrow
• highbrowed
• intellectual
• intellectualist
• intellectualistic
• long-haired
• longhair
• nerdish
• nerdy

Examples of eggheaded in a Sentence

a play that appeals mainly to the small body of eggheaded theatergoers

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eggheaded

• bareheaded
• beheaded
• embedded
• hardheaded
• homesteaded
• imbedded
• impleaded
• lightheaded
• redheaded
• spearheaded
• unleaded
• bedded