muddle-headed

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muddle-headed

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From muddle + headed.

adjective more muddle-headed · most muddle-headed

of persons or their thoughts Characterized by vague or confused thinking: foolish, dull-witted, semi-conscious. Near-synonyms: muddled, muddied, addleheaded, addlebrained, addled, addlepated
Similar: muddled, muddied, addleheaded, addlebrained, addled, addlepated

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adj thinking in a muddled way

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@misc{muddle_headed_2026,
  title = {muddle-headed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/muddle-headed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}