"crackbrained" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more crackbrained [comparative], most crackbrained [superlative]
Etymology: From crack + brained. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crack|brained}} crack + brained Head templates: {{en-adj}} crackbrained (comparative more crackbrained, superlative most crackbrained)
  1. Idiotic. Synonyms: stupid, crack-brained, crack brained Derived forms: crackbrainedness Translations (idiotic): слабоумен (slaboumen) (Bulgarian), побъркан (pobǎrkan) (Bulgarian)

Alternative forms

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