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blockheaded, a. (ˈblɒkˌhɛdɪd) [f. block-head (sense 1) + -ed2.] Having a ‘block-head’; obtuse of intellect, dull, stupid. Of persons (rarely their productions). Hence ˌblockˈheadedness.1549 Olde Erasm. Par. Ephes. Prol. C iij, Blockeheaded asses..doublefaced frendes. 1594 Carew Huarte's Exam. Wits x...
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bullheaded
bullheaded, a. (ˈbʊlˌhɛdɪd) Having a massive head, broadheaded; fig. blindly impetuous, blockheaded. Hence ˌbullˈheadedness.1818 Scott Hrt. Midl. xviii, They..flourish with their bull-headed obstinacy. 1846 Comic Jack Giant Kill. (ed. 3) 7 This beef-eating, bull-headed, ‘son-of-a-gun’. 1884 F. J. Br...
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Mary Clarke (letter writer)
Clarke was concerned, writing to Locke that Edward seemed "a sort of downe right honest Blockheaded boy".
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blockhead
blockhead (ˈblɒkhɛd) [f. block n. + head.] † 1. A wooden head, a wooden block for hats or wigs; hence, a head with no more intelligence in it than one of these, a blockish head. Obs. (This would now be written block head or block-head.)1549 [implied in blockheaded]. 1589 Hay any Work B, The ofspring...
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Rufe Davis
Floyd Smoot is a happy-go-lucky and somewhat blockheaded character, similar to Gilligan on Gilligan's Island or Coach and Woody Boyd on Cheers.
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Beyond the Reach
But Beyond the Reach exceeds even its humble grasp in the final act, collapsing in a clatter of blockheaded manhunter-movie cliches."
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knotty
knotty, a. (ˈnɒtɪ) [f. knot n.1 + -y.] 1. Of a cord, etc.: Having or full of knots; tied or entangled in knots.a 1240 Wohunge in Cott. Hom. 281 Þu wes..wið cnotti swepes swungen. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 280/2 Knotty, nodosus. 1576 Gascoigne Philomene 112 She bare a skourge, with many a knottie string. 1...
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Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
In addition to eliminating Belle's sisters, screenwriter and creator Linda Woolverton introduced Gaston as a "blockheaded suitor" for the heroine, basing
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Talmudist
Talmudist (ˈtælmədɪst, tælˈmuːdɪst) [f. Talmud + -ist.] 1. a. One of the authors of the Talmud. b. One who accepts or believes in the authority of the Talmud. c. One learned in the Talmud; a Talmudic scholar.1569 J. Sandford tr. Agrippa's Van. Artes 6 b, There is a great contention of the Hebrewe to...
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List of Saint Patrick's crosses
It describes an Irishman (Teague) and Scot (Sawney), both stereotypically blockheaded, encountering a windmill for the first time and arguing over whether
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duncical
duncical, a. and adv. Now rare. (ˈdʌnsɪkəl) Also dunsical. [f. dunce n. + -ic + -al1.] A. adj. † 1. Of or pertaining to the Scotists or to the Scholastic system. Obs.1546 Coverdale tr. Calvin on Sacrament Pref. A ij, Romisshe idolatrers and diligent studentes of duncicall dregges. 1588 Fraunce Lawie...
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The Waterfall (album)
Jeremy Winograd of Slant Magazine felt the band's style diversions "alternately inventive and bafflingly blockheaded," concluding that the group may be
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Mind Value: Confucius explained why his followers often ended up being ...
Confucius explained why his followers often ended up being dogmatic and blockheaded. Confucius teaches us about the four stages of learning. The last stage is principle centered flexibility.
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be-
be- prefix :—OE. be-, weak or stressless form of the prep. and adv. b{iacu} (biᵹ), by. The original Teut. form was, as in Gothic, bi, with short vowel, prob. cognate with second syllable of Gr. ἀµϕί, L. ambi; in OHG. and early OE., when it had the stress, as a separate word, and in composition with ...
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New Boots and Panties!!
music critic Robert Christgau was impressed by the album, writing, "The tenacious wit and accuracy of his lyrics betray how uncommon he believes his blockheaded
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