brainsick
brainsick adjective: disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
Adjective
brainsick (comparative more brainsick, superlative most brainsick)
- Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
- Good Lord, what madness rules in brainsick men,
When for so slight and frivolous a cause
Such factious emulations shall arise!1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]... - Come vnckle, let vs leaue the brainsick king,
And henceforth parle with our naked swords.1594, Christopher Marlow[e], The Troublesome Raigne and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England: […], London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press] for Henry Bell, […], published 1622, →OCLC...
- Good Lord, what madness rules in brainsick men,
Forms of brainsick
| comparative | more brainsick |
|---|---|
| superlative | most brainsick |
Origin of brainsick
From brain + sick.
Words formed from brainsick
Questions about brainsick
- What does brainsick mean?
- Brainsick means disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless.
- What part of speech is brainsick?
- Brainsick is an adjective.
Words near brainsick in the dictionary
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