crackbrained
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of crackbrained
First recorded in 1625–35; crackbrain + -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Kirkpatrick’s idea is not as entirely as crackbrained as it sounds.
From Salon
The interminable duns and khakis of La Mancha are the same that Don Quixote roamed across in his crackbrained quest for adventure.
From BBC
Theobald, whom she was used to contemplate as a crackbrained enthusiast, assumed a new interest in her eyes.
From Project Gutenberg
It is late, it is nineteen-nineteen— go to sleep, his cries are a lullaby; his jabbering is a sleep-well-my-baby; he is a crackbrained messenger.
From Project Gutenberg
"Of all the cursed crackbrained schemes!" he muttered.
From Project Gutenberg
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