smooth-brained en · ADJ
Meanings
- (of an animal) Having a brain which is naturally smooth in appearance.
- (of a human) Lissencephalic; having a brain which lacks convolutions due to malformation.
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(derogatory, slang) Stupid, foolish; ignorant.
Although the pandemic might halt the production of these reality shows for the time being, smooth-brained reality shows aren't going anywhere.
2020 May 5, Jasmyne Keimig, “Smooth-Brained Reality TV Is Here to Stay”, in The Stranger:All because a group of the wealthiest people on the planet since the pharaohs have convinced a bunch of smooth-brained rubes that “well-regulated” means that nearly everyone can get their very own murder machines.
2018 February 22, Collin Yeo, “Preach, Manic Street Preachers”, in North Coast Journal, page 25:Turlock residents, always eager to make themselves look like smooth-brained losers, committed an incredible act of selfishness on Saturday.
2020 May 12, Allan Perez, “Protesting virus is slap in face for healthcare workers”, in Turlock Journal:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most smooth-brained | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more smooth-brained | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
vacant · dumb as a box of rocks · crackbrained · rockheaded · oafish · foolish · bubbleheaded · fatheaded · beef-witted · cretinous · thick as two short planks · simple · soft · mentally challenged · thick as a whale omelette · thick as pig shit · birdbrained · sheep-headed · monosynaptic · puerile · woolly-headed · beetle-headed · intellectually challenged · obtuse · inane · dumber than a rock · wooden-headed · addlepated · unsmart · dull-headed · dumb · silly · dim-witted · thick as a brick · dumb as dirt · ridiculous · dopey · shit-for-brains · purblind · slow · dull · ass-brained · stupid · slow-witted · feeble-minded · bullet-headed · fuzzy-headed · sharp as a bowling ball · doltish · unapprehensive · lumpish · slow on the uptake · lamebrained · braindead · dense · dozy · dumb as a bag of hammers · dim-headed · insipid · knuckleheaded · half-brained · thickwitted · dim · thick-skulled · Boeotian · chowderheaded · moronic · drowsy · not the sharpest tool in the shed · dumb as an ox · dumb as a doorknob · thick as a plank · dunderheaded · chuckleheaded · numbskulled · childish · brainless · retarded · peabrained · not the sharpest crayon in the box · flea-brained · mentally retarded · not the sharpest knife in the drawer · dumber than a box of rocks · fuckwitted · blockheaded · woolly-minded · boneheaded · half-witted · dumb as a sack of hammers · empty-headed · fuzzy-minded · mindless · dull-witted · boofheaded · nitwitted · thick · dim-bulb · idiotic · vacuous · beefheaded · ignorant · quarter-witted · smooth-brained · dumb as a post · pratty · goofy · daft · imbecilic · muttonheaded · dull-minded · dented · thick as champ · stolid · unintelligent · uninformed · airheaded · buffle-headed · lowbrow · thickheaded · bee-brained · hammer-headed · addlebrained · unclever · witless · wool-headed · thick as mince · lunkheaded · pudding-headed · cerebrally challenged