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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cacophrenic en · ADJ

Etymology

From caco- + phrenic.

Meanings

  1. (rare) Of inferior mind or intellect.
    • Two of the zipsuited chims' faces bore the stigmata of failed genetic meddling—mottled, cacophrenic features or the blinking, forever-puzzled look of a cross-wired brain—embarrassing reminders that Uplift was an awkward process, not without its price. 1987, David Brin, The Uplift War (Uplift series; 3), New York, NY: Bantam Books, published 1995, →ISBN, page 165:

Forms

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more cacophrenic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most cacophrenic Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

aristophrenic