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adj. - Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation.

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Usage examples (9)
  • She was brainish a 'the time, an' she follow'd her bairnie twa days efter.
  • Carnevale in Ivrea, streets flowing with the brainish and aromatic combination of orange pulp and horse droppings.
  • And, in this brainish apprehension, kills The unseen good old man.
  • That's all fine and dandy, but let's face it, birds can be rather, well, bird-brainish.
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