Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Dull; heavy; stupid; slow to learn.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a thick skull; hence, dull; heavy; stupid; slow to learn.
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- adjective
Dull ;heavy ;stupid ; slow tolearn .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used informally) stupid
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Examples
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The result sometimes feels less like a machine than like an organic whole, a huge, thick-skulled, powerful animal moving with equal menace and grace through its element.
Jeep's Great Big Beast of Solid Grace Dan Neil 2011
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Do you pride yourself on being absolutely ignorant and thick-skulled?
Think Progress » Sarah Palin calls global warming studies ‘snake oil science.’ 2010
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Do you pride yourself on being absolutely ignorant and thick-skulled?
Think Progress » Sarah Palin calls global warming studies ‘snake oil science.’ 2010
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Do you pride yourself on being absolutely ignorant and thick-skulled?
Think Progress » Sarah Palin calls global warming studies ‘snake oil science.’ 2010
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A simple “leave me alone” isn't enough with you thick-skulled imbeciles.
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"Revolt, you thick-skulled idiots" – Fritz the Cat
The Short Parliament - Andrew Coyne's Blog - Macleans.ca 2009
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After all, if Charlotte weren't quite so thick-skulled, the book couldn't be marketed as a romance.
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By contrast, Smallwood's narrative appears to be a model of thick-skulled narrative respectability.
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Jason interviewed me in a Tehran coffee shop, pretending to be a thick-skulled American.
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Brian's best friend and partner in crime is Paulie, played by Ethan Hawke (Before Sunset, Gattaca), a thick-skulled thug with good-natured loyalty for Brian and narrow life ambitions.
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