Meanings
adjectivebrained (comparative more brained, superlative most brained)
comparative more brained · superlative most brained
- figurativelyin compoundssometimesHaving a particular kind or number of brain.
That's a tall order for a squirrel brained woman who recently asked a black president to "refutiate" the NAACP (though I kinda like refutiate, myself).
2010, Joe Bageant, AMERICA: Y UR PEEPS B SO DUM?
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of brain
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mregʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*mrógʰ-n̥ ~ *mrégʰ-n̥-s
- Proto-Germanic*bragną
- Proto-West Germanic*bragn
- Old Englishbræġn
- Middle Englishbrayn
- Englishbrain
- Englishbrained
Translations
Danish hjernet
- hjernethaving a particular kind of brain, figurative
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Cite this entry
APA
brained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brained
MLA
“brained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brained. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brained,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brained.
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