- Brainsick
- Brainsick Brain"sick`, a. Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless. -- {Brain"sick*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
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Brainsick
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brainsick — [brān′sik΄] adj. Archaic having or caused by a mental disorder brainsickly adv. brainsickness n … English World dictionary
brainsick — adjective Date: 15th century 1. mentally disordered 2. arising from mental disorder < a brainsick frenzy > • brainsickly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
brainsick — brainsickly, adv. brainsickness, n. /brayn sik /, adj. insane; crazy; mad. [bef. 1000; ME brain seke, OE braegenseoc. See BRAIN, SICK1] * * * … Universalium
brainsick — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness: crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced,… … English dictionary for students
brainsick — adj. crazy, insane … English contemporary dictionary
brainsick — brain•sick [[t]ˈbreɪnˌsɪk[/t]] adj. insane; crazy; mad • Etymology: bef. 1000 brain′sick ly, adv. brain′sick ness, n … From formal English to slang
brainsick — /ˈbreɪnsɪk/ (say braynsik) adjective crazy; mad. –brainsickly, adverb –brainsickness, noun …
brainsick — adjective affected with madness or insanity a man who had gone mad • Syn: ↑crazy, ↑demented, ↑disturbed, ↑mad, ↑sick, ↑unbalanced, ↑unhinged … Useful english dictionary
Brainsickness — Brainsick Brain sick , a. Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless. {Brain sick*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedlam — Bed lam, a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. The bedlam, brainsick duchess. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
