crackbrained

[ krak-breynd ]

/ ˈkrækˌbreɪnd /

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adjective

foolish, senseless, or insane.

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Origin of crackbrained

First recorded in 1625–35; crackbrain + -ed³

Words nearby crackbrained

crackajack, crack a joke, crack a smile, crackberry, crackbrain, crackbrained, crackdown, cracked, cracked heels, cracked up, cracked wheat

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How to use crackbrained in a sentence

Yes, everybody in this world is a little crackbrained, but at least I don't bore other people.
The Burgomaster's Wife, Complete|Georg Ebers
She had no right to use such a power for the propaganda of crackbrained theories!
The Fall of a Nation|Thomas Dixon
They were of a very various kind, and no bad epitome of the mind of a gallant and crackbrained coxcomb.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844|Various
This p. 83came from a hundred children collected by a crackbrained stranger (said to be English).
The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy"|John MacGregor

Nobody disputed it; or, if any one did, he was set down by the oracles of the vicinage as a crackbrained visionary.
Thoughts on Man|William Godwin

British Dictionary definitions for crackbrained

crackbrained

/ (ˈkrækˌbreɪnd) /

adjective

insane, idiotic, or crazy

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crackbrained

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