birdbrained
Not very bright
Birdbrained means stupid or scatterbrained: Some birdbrained driver cut me off.
The insult assumes birds have tiny brains and therefore limited intelligence—though research suggests many birds are surprisingly clever.
Someone who is birdbrained lacks focus or good judgment: It was a birdbrained scheme from the start.
Lacking mental acuity
- doltishSlow and dense
- dopeyStupidly slow, half-asleep
- dumbWitless or mute
- half-wittedLacking intelligence or sense
idiotic · moronic · simpleminded · thick · witless · dense · slow · vacant
Erratic and unreliable
- ditzySilly and scattered
- scattyAbsent-minded, disorganized
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- frivolousNot worthy of attention
haphazard · disorganized · erratic · flaky · unfocused · spacey · distracted · absentminded
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- simpleFree of complexity
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
- ingenuousInnocently frank and trusting
innocent · trusting · unworldly · green · inexperienced · callow · impressionable · unsuspecting
dimwitted
Lacking mental acuity
half-witted · idiotic · moronic · simpleminded · thick · witless · dense · slow · vacant · empty-headed
flighty
Erratic and unreliable
frivolous · haphazard · disorganized · erratic · flaky · unfocused · spacey · distracted · absentminded · forgetful
gullible
Easily deceived
- credulousProne to blind trust
- simpleFree of complexity
- unsophisticatedLacking refinement or complexity
ingenuous · innocent · trusting · unworldly · green · inexperienced · callow · impressionable · unsuspecting · childlike
birdbrainedbrilliant
Intensely bright or gifted
intelligent · smart · clever · bright · brainy
birdbrainedsensible
Showing good judgment
level-headed · clear-headed · judicious · prudent · practical