mush-headedadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌʃhɛdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈməʃˌ(h)ɛdəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mush n.¹, headed adj.

Etymology: < mush n.¹ + headed adj., after mush-head n.

U.S. slang.

Of a person: easily taken in or influenced; stupid.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > [adjective]

unwittyc1000

heartlessa1382

meana1387

conceitless?c1425

insensuat1508

insensate1528

insensible?1531

miskenning1533

unsensible1560

witless1562

unfraught1587

unconceiving1593

stupid1595

small-knowing1598

surd1601

ununderstanding1611

unapprehensible1613

unperceiving?1623

unapprehensive1624

inapprehending1652

incomprehensive1652

inapprehensive1653

impenetrative1684

blind1692

uncomprehensive1694

unpenetrating1701

unmeaning1704

vacant1712

gilly-gaupus1754

unacute1775

unapprehending1794

unpenetrative1795

unwitted1828

uncomprehending1838

irrecognizant1845

vacuous1848

incomprehending1881

mush-headed1884

wantwit1894

doofus1967

acerebral1968

brain-dead1972

goofus1981

1884 C. Lummis Let. 5 Nov. in Lett. from Southwest (1989) 73 There, you mush-headed idiots, fix up your darned old world to suit yourselves, if you're so gee-whizzly smart.

1914 R. Cullum Way of Strong iii. viii. 294 The game isn't worth it, fighting this mush-headed crowd who have to get other folks to think for 'em.

1979 Washington Post 8 July c5/2 He is in danger of sounding like a mush-headed, knee-jerk, one-world, goo-goo, peace-now wimp.

2001 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 21 Feb. c1 All those mush-headed critics who thought his songs about rape, homophobia and spousal murder might deduct just the tiniest bit from the artistic merit of the..LP.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mush-headed
释义	mush-headedadj. Brit. /ˈmʌʃhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈməʃˌ(h)ɛdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mush n.¹, headed adj. Etymology: < mush n.¹ + headed adj., after mush-head n. U.S. slang. Of a person: easily taken in or influenced; stupid. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > [adjective] unwittyc1000 heartlessa1382 meana1387 conceitless?c1425 insensuat1508 insensate1528 insensible?1531 miskenning1533 unsensible1560 witless1562 unfraught1587 unconceiving1593 stupid1595 small-knowing1598 surd1601 ununderstanding1611 unapprehensible1613 unperceiving?1623 unapprehensive1624 inapprehending1652 incomprehensive1652 inapprehensive1653 impenetrative1684 blind1692 uncomprehensive1694 unpenetrating1701 unmeaning1704 vacant1712 gilly-gaupus1754 unacute1775 unapprehending1794 unpenetrative1795 unwitted1828 uncomprehending1838 irrecognizant1845 vacuous1848 incomprehending1881 mush-headed1884 wantwit1894 doofus1967 acerebral1968 brain-dead1972 goofus1981 1884 C. Lummis Let. 5 Nov. in Lett. from Southwest (1989) 73 There, you mush-headed idiots, fix up your darned old world to suit yourselves, if you're so gee-whizzly smart. 1914 R. Cullum Way of Strong iii. viii. 294 The game isn't worth it, fighting this mush-headed crowd who have to get other folks to think for 'em. 1979 Washington Post 8 July c5/2 He is in danger of sounding like a mush-headed, knee-jerk, one-world, goo-goo, peace-now wimp. 2001 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 21 Feb. c1 All those mush-headed critics who thought his songs about rape, homophobia and spousal murder might deduct just the tiniest bit from the artistic merit of the..LP. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1884
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