"feather-headed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more feather-headed [comparative], most feather-headed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} feather-headed (comparative more feather-headed, superlative most feather-headed)
  1. (colloquial) foolish or frivolous Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-feather-headed-en-adj-6FFuUbVk
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: having feathers on one's head.
    Sense id: en-feather-headed-en-adj-2YaOxYj2 Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

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