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Definition of Muddleheaded
1. Adjective. Stupid and confused. "A confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"
Definition of Muddleheaded
1. Adjective. Confused, groggy, semi-conscious. ¹
2. Adjective. Foolish, stupid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Muddleheaded
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muddleheaded
Literary usage of Muddleheaded
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Documents of Dissent: Chinese Political Thought Since Mao by James Chester Cheng (1980)
"He initially used criticism referring to Lin Piao as being of "Liu Shao- ch'i's
ilk" and then let the masses follow through with muddleheaded criticism. ..."
2. Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe by Richard Felix Staar (1982)
"At the Front's seventh congress, Kadar issued a similar warning to all
the "muddleheaded people" who might have the "desire to create a stir" in Hungary. ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1888)
"It is quite conceivable that in the pedantic disputation a quick-witted youth
might at times confound a muddleheaded senior whose intellect had grown ..."
4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1891)
"body of the most muddleheaded may fill a trench over which some day an historian
of genius may pass to victory. And yet, and yet, the irresponsible young ..."
5. The Evening Post: A Century of Journalism by Allan Nevins (1922)
"The pace was not for the muddleheaded. But no one on the staff could hope to
write quite like Mr. God- kin—with his wealth of ideas, ability to see a dozen ..."
6. Documents of Dissent: Chinese Political Thought Since Mao by James Chester Cheng (1980)
"He initially used criticism referring to Lin Piao as being of "Liu Shao- ch'i's
ilk" and then let the masses follow through with muddleheaded criticism. ..."
7. Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe by Richard Felix Staar (1982)
"At the Front's seventh congress, Kadar issued a similar warning to all
the "muddleheaded people" who might have the "desire to create a stir" in Hungary. ..."
8. The Gentleman's Magazine (1888)
"It is quite conceivable that in the pedantic disputation a quick-witted youth
might at times confound a muddleheaded senior whose intellect had grown ..."
9. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1891)
"body of the most muddleheaded may fill a trench over which some day an historian
of genius may pass to victory. And yet, and yet, the irresponsible young ..."
10. The Evening Post: A Century of Journalism by Allan Nevins (1922)
"The pace was not for the muddleheaded. But no one on the staff could hope to
write quite like Mr. God- kin—with his wealth of ideas, ability to see a dozen ..."
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