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brainteasing

brainteasing adjective: puzzling; mentally challenging.

Adjective

brainteasing (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Puzzling; mentally challenging.
    • a brainteasing riddle

Origin of brainteasing

From brain + teasing.

Questions about brainteasing

What does brainteasing mean?
Brainteasing means puzzling; mentally challenging.
What part of speech is brainteasing?
Brainteasing is an adjective.

Words near brainteasing in the dictionary

  1. brainstormy
  2. braintape
  3. braintapes
  4. brainteaser
  5. brainteasers
  6. brainteasing
  7. Braintree
  8. braintrust
  9. braintrusts
  10. brainward
  11. brainwash

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