wrongheaded

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This distinguishes it unfavorably from the traditional western, which, however reductive or politically wrongheaded, has always known how to keep an audience interested.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

But those were nothing next to the most wrongheaded move in recent Emmys history: the penalizing charity counter.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2025

In other words, Cannon’s precious thought experiment was not only wrongheaded; it was a dereliction of the court’s basic responsibility to rule on the parties’ motions.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Worrying about A.I. safety isn’t wrongheaded, but the doomers’ path to notability has insiders raising eyebrows.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2023

Grampa sounded so wrongheaded, I couldn’t believe it Maybe some of what Dad was always spouting about equality and the American dream had rubbed off on me.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe