wrong-headed

wrong·head·ed

[rawng-hed-id, rong-]
adjective
wrong in judgment or opinion; misguided and stubborn; perverse.
Also, wrong-head·ed.


Origin:
1725–35; wrong + headed

wrong·head·ed·ly, adverb
wrong·head·ed·ness, noun
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wrong-headed
 
adj
1.  constantly wrong in judgment
2.  foolishly stubborn; obstinate
 
wrong-'headedly
 
adv
 
wrong-'headedness
 
n

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Wrong-headed is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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