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Word Meanings - BRAINSICK - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless. -- Brain"sick*ness, n.

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  • GIDDY
    silly, AS. gidig, of unknown origin, cf. Norw. gidda to shake, 1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded;
  • UNDERSTANDINGLY
    In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be understandingly disbelieved.
  • THOUGHTLESS
    1. Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a thoughtless person, or act. 2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. Johnson. 3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull. Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain. Dryden. -- Thought"less*ly,
  • GIDDY-HEAD
    A person without thought fulness, prudence, or judgment. Burton.
  • GIDDY-HEADED
    Thoughtless; unsteady.
  • BRAIN
    The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord,
  • BRAINSICKLY
    In a brainsick manner.
  • UNDERSTANDING
    Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding man.
  • GIDDY-PACED
    Moving irregularly; flighty; fickle. Shak.
  • DISORDERED
    1. Thrown into disorder; deranged; as, a disordered house, judgment. 2. Disorderly. Shak. -- Dis*or"dered*ly, adv. -- Dis*or"dered*ness, n.
  • BRAINSICK
    Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless. -- Brain"sick*ness, n.
  • BRAINED
    Supplied with brains. If th' other two be brained like us. Shak.
  • UNDERSTAND
    understanden, AS. understandan, literally, to stand under; cf. AS. forstandan to understand, G. verstehen. The development of sense is 1. To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge
  • DISORDER
    1. Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder. 2. Neglect of order or system; irregularity. From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part, And
  • BRAINISH
    Hot-headed; furious. Shak.
  • DISORDERLINESS
    The state of being disorderly.
  • BRAINY
    Having an active or vigorous mind.
  • UNDERSTANDER
    One who understands, or knows by experience. Dryden.
  • UNDERSTANDABLE
    Capable of being understood; intelligible. Chillingworth.
  • BRAINLESS
    Without understanding; silly; thougthless; witless. -- Brain"less*ness, n.
  • ADDLE-BRAIN; ADDLE-HEAD; ADDLE-PATE
    A foolish or dull-witted fellow.
  • SICK-BRAINED
    Disordered in the brain.
  • SHATTER-BRAINED; SHATTER-PATED
    Disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild. J. Goodman.
  • CRACK-BRAINED
    Having an impaired intellect; whimsical; crazy. Pope.
  • FAT-BRAINED
    Dull of apprehension.
  • 'TWIXT-BRAIN
    The thalamen
  • MADBRAINED
    Disordered in mind; hot-headed. Shak.
  • SHALLOW-BRAINED
    Weak in intellect; foolish; empty-headed. South.
  • COCK-BRAINED
    Giddy; rash. Milton.
  • MIDBRAIN
    The middle segment of the brain; the mesencephalon. See Brain.
  • SCATTER-BRAIN
    A giddy or thoughtless person; one incapable of concentration or attention.

 

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