half-brained

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half-brained

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From half + brained.

adjective

  1. not comparable Exhibiting low intelligence, as if having only half a brain. The manager's half-brained plan led to disaster when carried out.

    Similar: brainless, half-witted, hare-brained, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained · Opposite: brainy, astute, bright, brilliant, clever, educated, genius, gifted, hivey, ingenious, intellectual, intelligent

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@misc{half_brained_2026,
  title = {half-brained},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/half-brained},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}