cacophrenic

English

Etymology

From caco- +‎ phrenic.

Adjective

cacophrenic (comparative more cacophrenic, superlative most cacophrenic)

  1. (rare) Of inferior mind or intellect.
    Antonym: aristophrenic
    • 1987, David Brin, The Uplift War (Uplift series; 3), New York, NY: Bantam Books, published 1995, →ISBN, page 165:
      Two of the zipsuited chims' faces bore the stigmata of failed genetic meddling—mottled, cacophrenic features or the blinking, forever-puzzled look of a cross-wired brain—embarrassing reminders that Uplift was an awkward process, not without its price.
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