brainless

[ breyn-lis ]

/ ˈbreɪn lɪs /

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adjective

mentally weak; foolish; witless; stupid.

Nearby words

brainfag, brainfart, brainfood, brainiac, brainish, brainless, brainlessly, brainpan, brainpower, brainsick, brainsickly

Origin of brainless

First recorded in 1400–50, brainless is from the late Middle English word braynles. See brain, -less

Related formsbrain·less·ly, adverbbrain·less·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for brainless

As brainless for all higher purposes as Murat, the young Bishop was a born cavalry officer.
The Thirty Years' War|Samuel Rawson Gardiner
That young fellow, I unhesitatingly assert, must be the most brainless of his type.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne|William J. Locke
Especially he had despised the young men as brainless cowards in regard to their views of women and conduct toward them.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith
He threatened to punch me up, and I knew he was just the sort of a brainless fellow to do it.
Rival Pitchers of Oakdale|Morgan Scott

He hung of late afternoons over bars, exchanging that brainless but well-willed talk by which men of his sort come to know men.
The Readjustment|Will Irwin

British Dictionary definitions for brainless

brainless

/ (ˈbreɪnlɪs) /

adjective

stupid or foolish

Derived Formsbrainlessly, adverbbrainlessness, noun

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brainless

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brainless

adjective