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brain·ish (br

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adj. Archaic

Headstrong; impetuous.

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brainish - characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)

impetuous, madcap, tearaway, hotheaded, impulsive

archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression

incautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk"

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