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

Understanding the purposes of wrongful death law turns out to be crucial to seeing one of the reasons why the Alabama court’s decision is so wrongheaded.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2024

You don’t throw away a relationship that’s been going on since second grade over a sandwich, no matter how wrongheaded the other person is being.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman