Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Idle-headed; foolish; stupid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Idle-headed; stupid.
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Examples
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So I told Kadrab to say nothing of this, but the idle-pated fellow blabbed it over the city, and it came to the ears of Goorelka.
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Complete George Meredith 1868
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So I told Kadrab to say nothing of this, but the idle-pated fellow blabbed it over the city, and it came to the ears of Goorelka.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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So I told Kadrab to say nothing of this, but the idle-pated fellow blabbed it over the city, and it came to the ears of Goorelka.
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 3 George Meredith 1868
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