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Definition of Empty-headed
1. Adjective. Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity. "Silly giggles"
Similar to: Frivolous
Derivative terms: Giddiness, Lightheadedness, Silliness
Definition of Empty-headed
1. Adjective. silly and lacking sense or discretion; featherbrained or scatterbrained ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Empty-headed
Literary usage of Empty-headed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation, a Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"Do anything or go along in a thoughtless, idiotic, empty- headed, stupid way,
... Such a thoughtless, empty-headed, stupid person as above ..."
2. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Including A Journal of a Tour to the by James Boswell, John Wilson Croker (1831)
"... yet it seems hard to conceive in what wayward fancy he could call
her "empty-headed."—En.] 3 [This alludes to the many sarcastic observations published ..."
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