thickheadedly en · ADV
Etymology
From thickheaded + -ly.
Meanings
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In a thickheaded manner
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.
1988 December 9, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Anything for a Laugh”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2016:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more thickheadedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most thickheadedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |