blockheaded


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Adj.1.blockheaded - (used informally) stupidblockheaded - (used informally) stupid    
boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed, thick
stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
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blockheaded

adjective
Lacking in intelligence:
dense, doltish, dumb, hebetudinous, obtuse, stupid, thickheaded, thick-witted.
Informal: thick.
Slang: dimwitted, dopey.
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