Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. stupidity
Etymologies
- dunderheaded + -ness (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Â All Eltro, whose dunderheadedness nearly killed the man he meant to save a dozen times over.”
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“Predictably, after getting all they could reasonably have desired in the Wall Street bailout, many of the super-rich are whining about Obama supposedly being "anti-business," complaining like spoiled children that they're being singled out for their dunderheadedness and greed.”
“With a very rich heiress fiancee, he bears hilarious tales of corporate dunderheadedness at McCann Erickson -- the clutches of which SCDP narrowly escaped in such dramatic fashion at the end of Season 3 -- and the key to big new accounts.”
“On another only slightly related topic, how about the sheer dunderheadedness of all those boobs who would stall any climate change initiatives, decry health care for all, defend the right to carry concealed weapons in churches, schools, bars, etc?”
“It is hoped this tiresome dunderheadedness was overcome once and for all not only by Field's victory, but by the triumphant appearances on the Emmy stage last night of the delightfully dignified Helen Mirren as both winner (for Prime Suspect: The Final Act) and presenter, not to mention Kyra Sedgwick, Glenn Close of Damages and Mary-Louise Parker of Weeds as a sexy and commanding trio of presenters.”
“This government has a trademark on cruelty, brazenness and self-righteous dunderheadedness.”
“Perhaps this is only another example of the asinine and anserous dunderheadedness of these crass provincials.”
“In that judgment, as we shall show, there is naught save a stupid incapacity to understand an unlike man -- in brief, no more than the dunderheadedness which makes a”
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“It is even within the scope of human dunderheadedness again to point out here that the supreme artists in literature have precisely this in common, and this alone, that in their masterworks they have avoided the "vital" themes of their day with such circumspection as lesser folk reserve for the smallpox.”
“I got my betrothal kiss; second, was the day she said she'd forgive my years of selfish dunderheadedness, and start over.”
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Umbersorrow
Intangible, anthropic.
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mollusque What about fuddyduddy? It's not always hyphenated. Jun 1, 2008
oroboros According to Chris Cole in Wordplay, the uncommon word containing the most repeats of the letter 'd'. May 31, 2008