Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having an impaired intellect; more or less demented.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having an impaired intellect; whimsical; extremely foolish; crazy.
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- adjective
Idiotic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective insanely irresponsible
Etymologies
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Examples
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I wonder what would happen to someone if they referred to the million man march as "crackbrained".
unknown title 2009
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One of our friends—thank God for their loyalty, their crazy generosity on this crackbrained project!
In the Fullness of Time Emily W. Upham 2010
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For some reason I can take historical analyses of crackbrained Nazi or Soviet or Roman or American policies.
Archive 2009-05-10 Bas Bleu 2009
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For some reason I can take historical analyses of crackbrained Nazi or Soviet or Roman or American policies.
Reading between the lines Bas Bleu 2009
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To think that he should be actually in this great, silent penitentiary, a convict, waiting here beside this cheap iron bathtub, not very sweet or hygienic to contemplate, with this crackbrained criminal to watch over him!
The Financier 2004
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Sims was ridiculed as a crackbrained egoist and falsifier of evidence.
Executive Economics SHLOMO MAITAL 1994
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Sims was ridiculed as a crackbrained egoist and falsifier of evidence.
Executive Economics SHLOMO MAITAL 1994
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Furthermore, in case you decide to emulate your crackbrained captain and his crazed heroics, I am giving you a direct order: No matter what happens, you are not to come after me.
THE RIFT PETER DAVID 1991
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Rescuing Dessa at all was crackbrained enough; why make matters worse?
Conan the Valiant Green, Roland 1988
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The answer that occurred to her was good and logical, at least by the crackbrained logic the phouka swore by.
War for the Oaks Bull, Emma, 1954- 1987
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