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cock-brained

cock-brained is the alternative form of cockbrained.

Meaning of cockbrained

Adjective

cockbrained (comparative more cockbrained, superlative most cockbrained)

  1. (archaic, derogatory) Foolish; lacking in common sense and good judgement.
    • His instances out of the common law are all so quite beside the matter which he would prove, as may be a warning to all clients how they venture their business with such a cockbrained solicitor.1643, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce: […], London: […] T[homas] P[aine] and M[atthew] S[immons] […], →OCLC

Forms of cock-brained

comparativemore cock-brained
superlativemost cock-brained

Questions about cock-brained

What is cock-brained the alternative form of?
Cock-brained is the alternative form of cockbrained.

Words near cock-brained in the dictionary

  1. cock-bawd
  2. cock-bawds
  3. cock-biting
  4. cock-boat
  5. cock-boats
  6. cock-brained
  7. cock-cheese
  8. cock-crow
  9. cock-crows
  10. cock-drunk
  11. cock-eye

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