"lamebrained" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lamebrained [comparative], most lamebrained [superlative]
Etymology: From lame + brained. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|lame|brained}} lame + brained Head templates: {{en-adj}} lamebrained (comparative more lamebrained, superlative most lamebrained)
  1. Foolish; stupid.
    Sense id: en-lamebrained-en-adj-D-~hUVvy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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