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boneheaded

/bˈoʊnhɛdᵻd/ adj

Resembling or characteristic of a bonehead.

Word Origin Bonehead is a slang term for a stupid person — literally someone with a head made of bone, implying thick-headedness. Bone comes from Old English bān, and head from Proto-Germanic haubidą. Boneheaded is the adjective form. Related: bonehead, heady (intelligent, opposite), and behead (remove the head).

adj Resembling or characteristic of a bonehead.

That was a boneheaded mistake that cost us the game.

(形容词) 愚蠢的；笨的

那是个愚蠢的错误，让我们输掉了比赛。

(adjetivo) tonto; estúpido; idiota; memote [Que parece o es característico de un tonto o un cabeza dura.]

Fue un error de idiota que nos costó el partido.

(adjectif) stupide; idiot; bête; imbécile; borné [Stupide, qui témoigne d'un manque flagrant d'intelligence.]

C'était une erreur boneheaded qui nous a coûté le match.

(Adjektiv) dumm; hirnlos; strohdumm [Dumm, unüberlegt oder einfältig handelnd; charakteristisch für einen Trottel.]

Das war ein **boneheaded** Fehler, der uns das Spiel kostete.

(形容詞) 非常にばかげた、または愚かな。

それは試合に負ける原因となったboneheadedな間違いだった。

(adjetivo) estúpido; burro; obtuso; desajuizado [Que se assemelha ou é característico de um cabeça-dura; estúpido.]

Foi um erro estúpido que nos custou o jogo.

Synonyms: stupid dumb thickheaded dense obtuse foolish ignorant blockheaded Antonyms: smart intelligent clever bright
Word parts: bone + head + ed

Related words

bony boneless heady headless behead

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