brainish

[brey-nish]

brain·ish

[brey-nish]
adjective Archaic.
headstrong; impetuous.

Origin:
1520–30; brain + -ish1
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Brainish is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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brainish

adjective
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; ('brainish' is archaic) [syn: hotheaded
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