"brainful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more brainful [comparative], most brainful [superlative]
Etymology: brain + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brain|ful|pos=adjective}} brain + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} brainful (comparative more brainful, superlative most brainful)
  1. Characterized by brain activity; cerebral.
    Sense id: en-brainful-en-adj-Q6S-M4rZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: brainfuls [plural]
Etymology: brain + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brain|ful|pos=noun}} brain + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} brainful (plural brainfuls)
  1. As much as one person can think about or hold in mind at one time.
    Sense id: en-brainful-en-noun-JwYh~Ene Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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