brained en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /bɹeɪnd/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mregʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-n̥ Proto-Indo-European *mrógʰ-n̥ ~ *mrégʰ-n̥-s Proto-Germanic *bragną Proto-West Germanic *bragn Old English bræġn Middle English brayn English brain English -ed English brained From brain + -ed.
Meanings
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(figuratively, in-compounds, sometimes) Having a particular kind or number of brain.
That's a tall order for a squirrel brained woman who recently asked a black president to "refutiate" the NAACP (though I kinda like refutiate, myself).
2010, Joe Bageant, AMERICA: Y UR PEEPS B SO DUM?:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more brained | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most brained | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hare-brained · scatterbrained · fish-brained · feeble-brained · reptilian brained · peabrained · hot-brained · bubble-brained · bird-brained · lamebrained · feather-brained · addlebrained · birdbrained · lizard-brained · galaxy-brained · cockbrained · pin-brained · pudding-brained · brainedness · bog-brained · cock-brained · giddy-brained · jinn-brained · unbrained · car brained · half-brained · crack-brained · ass-brained · lizard brained · crackbrained · muddlebrained · harebrained · addle-brained · cumbrained · numb-brained · pea-brained · baby-brained · flea-brained · noodle-brained · thick-brained · smooth-brained · beef-brained · madbrained · sponge-brained · shatterbrained · reptilian-brained · bee-brained · rattlebrained · big-brained · scatter-brained · underbrained · shitbrained
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Translations (1)
da hjernet (having a particular kind of brain, figurative)