Usually means: Lacking sense, foolish, or stubborn.
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  1. knuckleheaded: Merriam-Webster
  2. knuckleheaded: Collins English Dictionary
  3. knuckleheaded: Wordnik
  4. knuckleheaded: Wiktionary
  5. knuckleheaded: Dictionary.com
  6. knuckleheaded: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. knuckleheaded: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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▸ adjective:  Stupid or inept, like a knucklehead.

Similar:
blockhead, dunderhead, loggerhead, muttonhead, lunkhead, dunce, bonehead, shithead, numskull, hammerhead, more...

Opposite:
intelligent, smart, clever, astute, sharp

Types:
idiotic, stupid, dumb, moronic, ignorant, foolish, silly, unintelligent, more...

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Similar:
blockhead, dunderhead, loggerhead, muttonhead, lunkhead, dunce, bonehead, shithead, numskull, hammerhead, more...

Opposite:
intelligent, smart, clever, astute, sharp

Types:
idiotic, stupid, dumb, moronic, ignorant, foolish, silly, unintelligent, more...



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