: having a brain of a specified kind
used in combination
featherbrained

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There is beauty in the idea that beaked whales are out there, truly wild, a corrective to our inflated sense that everything revolves around our own big-brained, thick-skulled species. J. B. MacKinnon, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2021 Growing competition from other auto makers, Mr. Musk’s split-brained focus on Twitter Inc., and waning Chinese demand have shaken confidence. Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2023 There is another, again poignant, possible explanation for the disappearance of the big-brained people. Richard Granger, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022 Many animals are known to engage in play—usually large-brained mammals (like humans) and birds. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for brained 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brained was in the 15th century

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“Brained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brained. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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