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Empty-headed

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Silly and lacking sense or discretion; featherbrained or scatterbrained.

    "Never has a group of actors uttered as many mealy-mouthed platitudes as you'll find bouncing off the walls of this empty-headed film."

  2. 2
    Stupid.

    "“Doesn't matter. That man is not the leader.” “But he is the main guy on the show.” “He is an actor, Nandor. A simpleton who paints his face. He is an empty-headed puppet who thinks the world loves him, when in actual fact, he is nothing more than a lapdog begging for scraps.” [groans] “No, he is not the leader. That would be another devil who pulls the strings. The halfwit they call the director.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking seriousness; given to frivolity wordnet

Etymology

From empty + headed; compare airheaded.

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