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Definition of be brain-dead

brain-dead

adjective

  • unintelligent, unwise, inefficient, etc. Generally poor.
                                                                                                  

    Citation from "Too much brain on Capitol Hill", Financial Times, Christopher Caldwell, February 19 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                                                                                                                                             

    Citation from "Original Sin", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 11 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 20 2010.

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