Brain sickly

brain·sick

[breyn-sik]
adjective
insane; crazy; mad.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English brain-seke, Old English brægensēoc. See brain, sick1

brain·sick·ly, adverb
brain·sick·ness, noun
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brainsick (ˈbreɪnˌsɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
relating to or caused by insanity; crazy; mad
 
'brainsickly
 
adv
 
'brainsickness
 
n

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Brain sickly is always a great word to know.
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