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thickheadedly

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Etymology

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From thickheaded +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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thickheadedly (comparative more thickheadedly, superlative most thickheadedly)

  1. In a thickheaded manner
    • 1988 December 9, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Anything for a Laugh”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      Here he plays LA cop Frank Drebin, thickheadedly matching his wits against wealthy villain Vincent Ludwig (Ricardo Montalban)--who, for reasons that remain obscure to me, is plotting the assassination of Queen Elizabeth II (played by look-alike Jeannette Charles) at a California Angels baseball game.