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lamebrained

lamebrained adjective: foolish; stupid.

Adjective

lamebrained (comparative more lamebrained, superlative most lamebrained)

  1. Foolish; stupid.
    • One almost wonders if what he so deplores about what he calls “the hunting of the snark” is that, invariably — given his obtuseness about the necessity of irreverent laughter, even if it’s rude, unfair or lamebrained, in revealing or merely helping to abide perceived arrogance and fraudulence —...2009 February 22, Walter Kirn, “Insult as Injury”, in New York Times

Forms of lamebrained

comparativemore lamebrained
superlativemost lamebrained

Origin of lamebrained

From lame + brained.

Questions about lamebrained

What does lamebrained mean?
Lamebrained means foolish; stupid.
What part of speech is lamebrained?
Lamebrained is an adjective.

Words near lamebrained in the dictionary

  1. lame-os
  2. lame-stream
  3. lameass
  4. lameasses
  5. lamebrain
  6. lamebrained
  7. lamebrains
  8. Lamech
  9. lamed
  10. lamed auctoris
  11. lamedh

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