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cacophrenic

cacophrenic adjective: of inferior mind or intellect.

Adjective

cacophrenic (comparative more cacophrenic, superlative most cacophrenic)

  1. (rare) Of inferior mind or intellect.
    • Two of the zipsuited chims' faces bore the stigmata of failed genetic meddling—mottled, cacophrenic features or the blinking, forever-puzzled look of a cross-wired brain—embarrassing reminders that Uplift was an awkward process, not without its price.1987, David Brin, The Uplift War (Uplift series; 3), New York, NY: Bantam Books, published 1995, →ISBN, page 165
    Antonyms:
    aristophrenic

Antonyms of cacophrenic

Forms of cacophrenic

comparativemore cacophrenic
superlativemost cacophrenic

Origin of cacophrenic

From caco- + phrenic.

Questions about cacophrenic

What does cacophrenic mean?
Cacophrenic means of inferior mind or intellect.
What part of speech is cacophrenic?
Cacophrenic is an adjective.

Words near cacophrenic in the dictionary

  1. cacophonizing
  2. cacophonous
  3. cacophonously
  4. cacophonousness
  5. cacophony
  6. cacophrenic
  7. cacoplastic
  8. cacosmia
  9. cacospongionolide
  10. cacospongionolides
  11. cacosyntheton

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