lunkheaded

adjective

lunk·​head·​ed ˈləŋk-ˌhe-dəd 

variants or lunk-headed

: of, relating to, or characteristic of a lunkhead : stupid, doltish

The past includes bad mortgage loans, collateralized debt obligations and all manner of other lunkheaded lending decisions.

—Justin Fox

Synonyms

• airheaded
• birdbrained
• bonehead
• boneheaded
• brain-dead
• brainless
• bubbleheaded
• chuckleheaded
• dense
• dim
• dim-witted
• doltish
• dopey
• dopy
• dorky [slang]
• dull
• dumb
• dunderheaded
• empty-headed
• fatuous
• gormless [chiefly British]
• half-witted
• knuckleheaded
• lamebrain
• lamebrained
• mindless
• oafish
• obtuse
• opaque
• pinheaded
• senseless
• simple
• slow
• slow-witted
• soft
• softheaded
• stupid
• thick
• thick-witted
• thickheaded
• unintelligent
• unsmart
• vacuous
• weak-minded
• witless

Examples of lunkheaded in a Sentence

every time I try to learn about the new technology, I end up feeling more lunkheaded than when I started

the actor plays a cheerfully lunkheaded character in the new comedy

Recent Examples on the Web

Kurt Russell's lunkheaded trucker Jack Burton is an all-time accidental hero – maybe not the first but definitely the best choice to take on supernatural villains. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022

Word History

Etymology

lunkhead + -ed entry 1

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above