crackbrained

[krak-breynd]

adjective

1. foolish, senseless, or insane.

crackbrained

/ ˈkrækˌbreɪnd /

adjective

1. insane, idiotic, or crazy

Word History and Origins

Origin of crackbrained¹

First recorded in 1625–35; crackbrain + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Trump may have half-listened while Musk or Vance or some other genius underling laid out a crackbrained scheme for weaponizing Europe’s social and political divisions in order to carve up the continent.

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Kirkpatrick’s idea is not as entirely as crackbrained as it sounds.

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The interminable duns and khakis of La Mancha are the same that Don Quixote roamed across in his crackbrained quest for adventure.

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Theobald, whom she was used to contemplate as a crackbrained enthusiast, assumed a new interest in her eyes.

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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.

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Related Words

• deranged 
• hysterical 
• mad 
• maniacal 
• manic 
• psychotic 
• unhinged