Knuckleheaded
Knuckleheaded adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: the editorial lampooned the knuckleheaded legislation, which was yet another attempt by the government to protect people from themselves
Pinheaded and knuckleheaded are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pinheaded" instead an adjective "Knuckleheaded".
Pinheaded
Pinheaded adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.
Usage example: pinheaded leadership that got us into this mess
Knuckleheaded and pinheaded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knuckleheaded" instead an adjective "Pinheaded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- thick and knuckleheaded
- thick and pinheaded
- stupid and knuckleheaded
- stupid and pinheaded
- dense and knuckleheaded
- dense and pinheaded
- obtuse and knuckleheaded
- obtuse and pinheaded
- slow and knuckleheaded
- slow and pinheaded
- dim and knuckleheaded
- dim and pinheaded
- silly and knuckleheaded
- silly and pinheaded
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