hammer-headed

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Etymology

From hammer +‎ headed.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hammer-headed (not comparable)

  1. Having a head in the shape of a hammer
  2. (idiomatic) stupid, ignorant
    • 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)
      We tug our hammer-headed mules along the tourist trails of Petra, the fabled Nabataean capital cut from rock the color of living muscle.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:stupid