woodenheaded

adjective

Definition of woodenheadednext
as in dense

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  1. dense
  2. obtuse
  3. unwise
Adjective
  • Arnold told the Statesman by phone that the cottages are more dense than other single-family homes and sit on smaller lots, keeping costs down for builders and future residents alike.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
  • There’s also the simple fact that much of the densest forest is on terrain so steep that loggers’ machines couldn’t even access it.
    Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of dense
Adjective
  • See the previous discussion of economists, and their horridly obtuse belief that war grows the economy.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The dismissals were compelled by twin obtuse opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) in the Department of Justice issued in 1973 and 2000.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of obtuse
Adjective
  • The Trump administration would also be unwise to ignore global institutions, such as the World Trade Organization, as doing so would dramatically raise the likelihood of unbounded conflict.
    Scott Kennedy, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The Santas are so popular that the tap-dancing number was reinstated about six years ago in response to audience demand after symphony officials made the unwise decision to drop the act from the event line-up.
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of unwise
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