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—wrongheadedly, adv. —wrongheadedness, n./rawng"hed"id, rong"-/, adj.wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.Also, wrong-headed.[1725-35; WRONG + HEADED]
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Wrongheaded — Wrong head ed, a. Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse understanding; perverse. {Wrong head ed*ly}, adv. {Wrong head ed*ness}, n. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wrongheaded — index perverse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
wrongheaded — [rôŋhed′id] adj. stubborn in adhering to wrong opinions, ideas, etc.; perverse wrongheadedly adv. wrongheadedness n … English World dictionary
wrongheaded — adjective Date: 1723 1. stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles < wrongheaded in his opinions > 2. marked by perversity ; contrary to sound judgment < wrongheaded advice > • wrongheadedly adverb • wrongheadedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
wrongheaded — adjective obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion a wrongheaded policy • Similar to: ↑wrong … Useful english dictionary
wrongheaded — adjective having an obstinately perverse opinion or judgement … Wiktionary
wrongheaded — Synonyms and related words: Boeotian, asinine, balky, beef brained, beef witted, blockish, bovine, bullheaded, cantankerous, chumpish, cloddish, contrary, cowish, crass, cross grained, dense, difficult, doltish, dullard, dumb, duncical, duncish,… … Moby Thesaurus
wrongheaded — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. misguided, stubborn, obstinate. See obstinacy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stubborn, biased, perverse, narrow; see obstinate , prejudiced … English dictionary for students
wrongheaded — wrong|head|ed [ˌrɔŋˈhedıd US ˌro:ŋ ] adj used to describe an idea, plan, or belief that someone has, that is based on wrong ideas that they are not willing to change >wrongheadedly adv >wrongheadedness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
wrongheaded — adj. perverse; stubborn; stubbornly defending wrong principles … English contemporary dictionary
