Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thick-headed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
thick---head-ed
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

sluggish and obtuse of mind

Inflected Forms

more thick-headed (comparative) most thick-headed (superlative)

Questions

What does thick-headed mean?
sluggish and obtuse of mind

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