brainless
mentally weak; foolish; witless; stupid.
Origin of brainless
1Other words from brainless
- brain·less·ly, adverb
- brain·less·ness, noun
Words Nearby brainless
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How to use brainless in a sentence
This alone could be the preamble to an adequate brainless action comedy.
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Is Proof That Some Franchises Deserve to Die | Stephanie Zacharek | June 16, 2021 | TimeLike mirrored sunglasses and beer koozies, the brainless summer entertainment is a warm-weather staple.
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Is Proof That Some Franchises Deserve to Die | Stephanie Zacharek | June 16, 2021 | TimeIt appears that simple creatures — including, now, the brainless hydra — can sleep.
Sleep Evolved Before Brains. Hydras Are Living Proof. | Veronique Greenwood | May 18, 2021 | Quanta MagazineFurther away, the scientists found a cluster made up of brainless things, such as plants and free‐living bacteria.
What Is Life? Its Vast Diversity Defies Easy Definition. | Carl Zimmer | March 9, 2021 | Quanta MagazineDon't fancy that a man who has made millions—made it, understand—is brainless, and not well worth knowing.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
He is utterly insignificant, rebuked, and humiliated,--even as a brainless beauty finds herself de trop in a circle of wits.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII | John LordEspecially he had despised the young men as brainless cowards in regard to their views of women and conduct toward them.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete | George MeredithI mean that the intellectual, the clever, invariably choose the insipid brainless girl.
Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl | Jenny WrenI am fit only to be the wife of an idle brainless man, with money and a title,' she said, in extreme self-contempt.
Evan Harrington, Complete | George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for brainless
/ (ˈbreɪnlɪs) /
stupid or foolish
Derived forms of brainless
- brainlessly, adverb
- brainlessness, noun
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