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beetle-headed

bee·tle-head·ed
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beet-l hed-id]
    • /ˈbit l ˈhɛd ɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beet-l hed-id]
    • /ˈbit l ˈhɛd ɪd/

Definitions of beetle-headed word

  • noun beetle-headed a stupid person; blockhead. 1
  • adjective beetle-headed (Obsolete (No longer in use)) mentally dull; stupid. 0
See all 2 definitions of beetle-headed

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Origin of beetle-headed

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; beetle2 + head

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Parts of speech for Beetle-headed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Beetle-headed

beetle-headed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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