lamebrained en · ADJ
Etymology
From lame + brained.
Meanings
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Foolish; stupid.
One almost wonders if what he so deplores about what he calls “the hunting of the snark” is that, invariably — given his obtuseness about the necessity of irreverent laughter, even if it’s rude, unfair or lamebrained, in revealing or merely helping to abide perceived arrogance and fraudulence — someday the snark would come for books like his.
2009 February 22, Walter Kirn, “Insult as Injury”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most lamebrained | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more lamebrained | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |