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brained

/bɹeɪnd/

brained adjective: having a particular kind or number of brain. Also the simple past and past participle of brain.

Adjective

brained (comparative more brained, superlative most brained)

  1. (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?

Also used as

brained is also the simple past and past participle of brain.

Forms of brained

comparativemore brained
superlativemost brained

Origin of brained

From brain + -ed.

Words formed from brained

Phrases with brained

Questions about brained

What does brained mean?
Brained means having a particular kind or number of brain.
What part of speech is brained?
Brained is an adjective.
How do you pronounce brained?
Brained is pronounced /bɹeɪnd/.

Words near brained in the dictionary

  1. braindump
  2. braindumps
  3. braine
  4. brainectomies
  5. brainectomy
  6. brained
  7. brainedness
  8. brainer
  9. Brainerd
  10. Brainerd diarrhea
  11. Brainerd diarrhoea

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