Near-synonyms: muddled, muddied, addleheaded, addlebrained, addled, addlepated
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Muddle-headed
Synonyms for "muddle-headed" (6 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
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Adjective(1 words)
Related words (3)
Adjective(3 words)
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8 translations across 4 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 顢頇 /颟顸 adj (thinking in a muddled way)
Dutch
3 entries- in de war adj (thinking in a muddled way)
- verward adj (thinking in a muddled way)
- warhoofdig adj (thinking in a muddled way)
Polish
2 entries- ogłupiały adj (thinking in a muddled way)
- zmącony adj (thinking in a muddled way)
Swedish
2 entries- vimsig adj (thinking in a muddled way)
- virrig adj (thinking in a muddled way)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The Prime Minister provoked a backlash led by Sir Jonathon Porritt, chairman of the Government's Sustainable Development Commission, who said Mr Blair's leadership on the issue in Britain had been "patchy and muddle-headed".
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