puzzle-headedadj.

Brit.

/ˈpʌzlˌhɛdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈpəz(ə)lˌ(h)ɛdəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puzzle n., head n.¹, -ed suffix²; puzzle-head n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: Originally < puzzle n. + head n.¹ + -ed suffix². In later use probably partly also < puzzle-head n. + -ed suffix². Compare slightly later puzzle-pated adj. Compare also later puzzle-pate n.

Having a puzzled head; having confused ideas, bewildered; (also) resulting from puzzled thinking; muddled, confused.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [adjective]

redelessOE

mopishc1300

tottedc1500

addle1534

muddy?1571

addle1576

foggya1591

foggy-brained1594

addled1599

addle-headed1600

bezzled1604

addle-pated1614

addle-brained1619

buzzle-headeda1644

puzzle-headed1729

puzzle-pated1736

muddle-headed1760

ramble-headeda1761

hulver-headed1785

ramfeezled1786

muddled1790

hoddy-doddya1798

muzzy-headed1798

bother-headed1820

muddle-pated1823

pixilated1848

woolly1864

bungle-headed1865

mixed1880

muddlesome1887

wifty1918

woozy1941

spastic1981

1729 Robin's Panegyrick 19 Bob had (as they say, by the Advice of his Brother-in-Law, a sort of puzzle-headed Scrivener) enter'd into Articles.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1780 II. 329 [Johnson:][Mattaire] seems to have been a puzzle-headed man, with a large share of scholarship, but with little geometry or logick.

1814 M. Edgeworth Patronage I. viii. 246 His Grace was a puzzle-headed, pompous fool, whom Heaven had cursed with the desire to be a statesman.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 465 He [sc. Harley] was really a dull puzzle-headed man.

1906 Outlook 14 July 40/1 A singularly puzzle-headed sentimentalism.

1951 College Eng. 12 373/2 I have seen many plays which I disliked..many productions..which seemed puzzle-headed.

1996 San Francisco (Calif.) Examiner (Travel section) 5 Every meeting with you leaves me puzzle-headed.

Derivatives

puzzleˈheadedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [noun]

fogginess1648

unconnectedness1772

puzzle-patedness1799

botherheadedness1814

muzziness1814

addlement1825

addle-headedness1835

muddleheadedness1839

woolliness1856

puzzleheadedness1858

harl1889

wooziness1924

1858 Times 9 Dec. 6/5 There is a kind of puzzle-headedness which is intimately connected with dishonesty.

a1884 M. Pattison Mem. (1885) v. 167 This anomaly can only be accounted for by a certain puzzle-headedness on the part of the Professor.

1951 Educ. Theatre Jrnl. 3 84/2 The final two pages..are very movingly written and make amends for much earlier puzzleheadedness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puzzle-headed
释义	puzzle-headedadj. Brit. /ˈpʌzlˌhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpəz(ə)lˌ(h)ɛdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puzzle n., head n.¹, -ed suffix²; puzzle-head n., -ed suffix². Etymology: Originally < puzzle n. + head n.¹ + -ed suffix². In later use probably partly also < puzzle-head n. + -ed suffix². Compare slightly later puzzle-pated adj. Compare also later puzzle-pate n. Having a puzzled head; having confused ideas, bewildered; (also) resulting from puzzled thinking; muddled, confused. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [adjective] redelessOE mopishc1300 tottedc1500 addle1534 muddy?1571 addle1576 foggya1591 foggy-brained1594 addled1599 addle-headed1600 bezzled1604 addle-pated1614 addle-brained1619 buzzle-headeda1644 puzzle-headed1729 puzzle-pated1736 muddle-headed1760 ramble-headeda1761 hulver-headed1785 ramfeezled1786 muddled1790 hoddy-doddya1798 muzzy-headed1798 bother-headed1820 muddle-pated1823 pixilated1848 woolly1864 bungle-headed1865 mixed1880 muddlesome1887 wifty1918 woozy1941 spastic1981 1729 Robin's Panegyrick 19 Bob had (as they say, by the Advice of his Brother-in-Law, a sort of puzzle-headed Scrivener) enter'd into Articles. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1780 II. 329 [Johnson:][Mattaire] seems to have been a puzzle-headed man, with a large share of scholarship, but with little geometry or logick. 1814 M. Edgeworth Patronage I. viii. 246 His Grace was a puzzle-headed, pompous fool, whom Heaven had cursed with the desire to be a statesman. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 465 He [sc. Harley] was really a dull puzzle-headed man. 1906 Outlook 14 July 40/1 A singularly puzzle-headed sentimentalism. 1951 College Eng. 12 373/2 I have seen many plays which I disliked..many productions..which seemed puzzle-headed. 1996 San Francisco (Calif.) Examiner (Travel section) 5 Every meeting with you leaves me puzzle-headed. Derivatives puzzleˈheadedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > confusion, muddle-headedness > [noun] fogginess1648 unconnectedness1772 puzzle-patedness1799 botherheadedness1814 muzziness1814 addlement1825 addle-headedness1835 muddleheadedness1839 woolliness1856 puzzleheadedness1858 harl1889 wooziness1924 1858 Times 9 Dec. 6/5 There is a kind of puzzle-headedness which is intimately connected with dishonesty. a1884 M. Pattison Mem. (1885) v. 167 This anomaly can only be accounted for by a certain puzzle-headedness on the part of the Professor. 1951 Educ. Theatre Jrnl. 3 84/2 The final two pages..are very movingly written and make amends for much earlier puzzleheadedness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1729
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