"thickheaded" meaning in English

See thickheaded in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more thickheaded [comparative], most thickheaded [superlative]
Etymology: thick + headed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thick|headed}} thick + headed Head templates: {{en-adj}} thickheaded (comparative more thickheaded, superlative most thickheaded)
  1. (informal) stupid, obtuse or dumb. Tags: informal Synonyms: stupid

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