— dunderheaded , adj. — dunderheadedness , n.
/dun"deuhr hed'/ , n.
a dunce; blockhead; numbskull. Also called dunderpate /dun"deuhr payt'/ .
[ 1615-25; appar. dunder ( kop ) numbskull ( dunder THUNDER + kop head) + HEAD ]
— dunderheaded , adj. — dunderheadedness , n.
/dun"deuhr hed'/ , n.
a dunce; blockhead; numbskull. Also called dunderpate /dun"deuhr payt'/ .
[ 1615-25; appar. dunder ( kop ) numbskull ( dunder THUNDER + kop head) + HEAD ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012