brainless
adjective
mentally weak; foolish; witless; stupid.
brainlessly
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a word derived from
brainless.
Example Sentences
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The meek Eagles sputtered and stalled, brainlessly frittering a time out that might have extended the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
“Grass,” Victoria sighs brainlessly, and she checks out from reality again, unaware that vapid admission has cast her in the grim two-hander playing in her frantic husband's head.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2025
At a quick 95 minutes, at least the whole thing zips by, however brainlessly.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
They’re just as brainlessly distractible as they were when they were alive.
From The Verge ● Dec. 5, 2018
They had been behind German lines before many times—living like woods creatures, living from moment to moment in useful terror, thinking brainlessly with their spinal cords.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
