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Definition of Loggerheaded
1. Adjective. (used informally) stupid.
Similar to: Stupid
Definition of Loggerheaded
1. a. Dull; stupid.
Definition of Loggerheaded
1. Adjective. dull; stupid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Loggerheaded
1. Dull; stupid. "A rabble of loggerheaded physicians." (Urquhart) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loggerheaded
Literary usage of Loggerheaded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sea and Its Living Wonders by Georg Hartwig (1892)
"The loggerheaded Duck. — Auks and Penguins. — The Cormorant. — Its Use by the
Chinese for Fish catching.—The Frigate Bird.—The Soland Goose.—The Gulls. ..."
2. The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin (1909)
"In these islands a great loggerheaded duck or goose (Anas brachyptera), ...
These clumsy, loggerheaded ducks make such a noise and splashing, ..."
3. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1902)
"In these islands a great loggerheaded duck or goose (Anas brachyptera), ...
These clumsy, loggerheaded ducks make such a noise and splashing, ..."
4. Charles Darwin's Works by Charles Darwin (1896)
"In these islands a great loggerheaded duck or goose (Anas brachyptera), ...
These clumsy, loggerheaded ducks make such a noise and splashing, ..."
5. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection; Or, The Preservation by Charles Darwin (1861)
"The loggerheaded duck of South America can only flap along the surface of the
water, and has its wings in nearly the same condition as the domestic Ayles- ..."
6. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1909)
"These clumsy, loggerheaded ducks make such a noise and splashing, that the effect
is exceedingly curious. Thus we find in South America three birds which ..."
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