lamebrained

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Related to lamebrained: dolt

lame·brain

(lām′brān′)

n. Informal

A stupid person; a dolt.

lame′brained′ (-brānd′) adj.

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lamebrained

(ˈleɪmbreɪnd)

adj

informal stupid or slow-witted

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