ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Feather-headed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Feather-headed is an adjective meaning (colloquial) foolish or frivolous.

Meaning

(colloquial) foolish or frivolous.

More Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: having feathers on one's head.

Example Sentences

Lucky wondered as he stood if there was anything worse than some foolishly romantic, feather headed old maid?
“You may be a feather—headed imbecile but is it a crime to be a feather-headed imbecile? What could you have possibly done to deserve this?”
... some feather-headed gentleman or lady whom in passing we regret to take as legal tender for a human being may be acting as a melancholy theory of life in the minds of those who live with them,

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include featherheaded, featherpated, feather-brained, airheaded, featherbrained, birdbrained.

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