Anencephalic

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·5 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person, especially a fetus or newborn, affected by anencephaly.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting anencephaly. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Stupid, brainless not-comparable, slang

    "If Rita Mae Brown were an exceptional writer, I might be more willing to give an ear to her pontificating […] But even as a pulp writer, Brown will have to treat lesbians as more than a bunch of anencephalic semi-literates who will sanctify her name forevermore. We have to have the guts to say, "Keep editing, Rita Mae; paper is cheap and we expect better!""

Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by partial or total absence of a brain wordnet

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"If Rita Mae Brown were an exceptional writer, I might be more willing to give an ear to her pontificating […] But even as a pulp writer, Brown will have to treat lesbians as more than a bunch of anencephalic semi-literates who will sanctify her name forevermore. We have to have the guts to say, "Keep editing, Rita Mae; paper is cheap and we expect better!""

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