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Blockheaded (adj) means behaving foolishly, like a blockhead; not very clever.

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Behaving foolishly, like a blockhead; not very clever.

"Sullivan again proves himself a master at evoking diverse musical styles, as in “This Helmet, I Suppose,” a song for Arac, one of King Gama’s blockheaded warrior sons." — Anthony Tommasini, That Gilbert and Sullivan Maiden With Mission and Erudition (2008)

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