jinn-brained
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
tending to ascribe blame for problems and calamities to jinn or other spiritual beings rather than non-spiritual causes (esp. when this leads to neglecting attempting to solve such problems outside of prayer or other religious means), superstitious
Derogatory; Slang
Example Sentences
- "Interesting Seneca quote about the Etruscans - basically calling them djinn-brained unlike the Roman more rationalist non-religious thinking about nature"
- "Granting Internet access to the Third World was a grave mistake. In no way can these djinn-brained populations use this technology responsibly. It was the technological equivalent to nuclear proliferation. No greater evidence than the past week or so on this platform."
Etymology
Usage
Inflected Forms
more jinn-brained (comparative)
most jinn-brained (superlative)
djinn-brained (alternative)
jinnbrained (alternative)
djinnbrained (alternative)