woodenheaded

adjective

Definition of woodenheadednext
as in dense

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  1. dense
  2. obtuse
  3. dull
  4. unwise
  5. dumb
  6. idiotic
  7. stupid
Adjective
  • At the same time, the bath shouldn’t be tucked so deeply into dense landscaping that predators can hide nearby.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
  • With consistent use, many people also notice that regrowing hair becomes finer and less dense, making epilators an appealing alternative for anyone looking to stretch the time between hair removal sessions.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 17 July 2026
Definition of dense
Adjective
  • Jed was touched by this obtuse response when Carl described it on the river.
    — Thomas McGuane, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2026
  • That wouldn’t surprise me, given how frustratingly obtuse Samsung’s settings can be.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of obtuse
Adjective
  • As Vanity Fair’s Chris Smith wrote in his May bombshell profile of LSU’s firestarter head football coach, The Lane Kiffin Show is never dull.
    — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
  • Photography Cookbooks and diet books tend to be dull without any photos.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of dull
Adjective
  • Somebody sat in the room where Paynter's oncology program died and agreed that unbillable was the same as unwise — and that person was not a spreadsheet.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Leading police experts say firing weapons at moving vehicles is unwise and generally against policy in law enforcement agencies nationwide.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of unwise
Adjective
  • Still crazy enough to do something dumb, but mature enough to curb your impulses.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • Instead of the Tech Right making the conservative movement smarter, the conservative movement seemed to be making the Tech Right dumber.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
Definition of dumb
Adjective
  • Butlers are kicked in the shins and told their children are ugly; a patriarch’s idiotic military decisions are venerated for their spirit; blood spilling out of a servant’s wound is more an issue for the rug.
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • That’s been an idiotic trope for too long — that participating in the business side of it taints you.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Definition of idiotic
Adjective
  • There are plenty of videos from Yellowstone National Park involving tourists doing breathtakingly stupid things around wild animals.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
  • Even when Romanzy goes off on how stupid and ugly Caleb is — and gossips that his parents abandoned him because something must be wrong with him — Mary goes along with it.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
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