Brained — Brained, p. a. Supplied with brains. [1913 Webster] If th other two be brained like us. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brained — brained; hare·brained·ness; … English syllables
-brained — brained, combining form. having a brain: »Mad brained = having a mad brain … Useful english dictionary
-brained — [[t] breɪnd[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED (disapproval) You can combine brained with nouns to form adjectives which describe the quality of someone s mind when you consider that person to be rather stupid. → See also hare brained ...our refined but… … English dictionary
brained — /braynd/, adj. having a particular type of brain (used in combination): small brained dinosaurs. [1400 50; late ME; see BRAIN, ED3] * * * … Universalium
brained — adjective Having a particular kind or brain, as described by the word with which this term is combined, usually figuratively. Thats a tall order for a squirrel brained woman who recently asked a black president to refutiate the NAACP (though I… … Wiktionary
brained — [[t]breɪnd[/t]] adj. cvb zool. having a particular type of brain (used in combination): small brained dinosaurs[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50 … From formal English to slang
brained — brain ► NOUN 1) an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull, functioning as the coordinating centre of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity. 2) intellectual capacity. 3) (the brains) informal the main organizer or planner… … English terms dictionary
brained — |brānd adjective Etymology: Middle English branyd having a brain, from bran, brain brain + yd, ed ed : having a brain of a specified character bigger brained than other animal species Weston La Barre usually used in combination muddlebrained … Useful english dictionary
brained — adjective Date: 15th century having a brain of a specified kind used in combination < featherbrained > … New Collegiate Dictionary
