cerebral (adjective) – involving careful thinking and mental effort rather than feelings

(Pronounced seh-ree-bruhl)

To remember the definition of the word cerebral, use the following mnemonic:

She said it was a real brawl (cerebral), but all I could see was a chess game involving thinking and mental effort.

Examples of cerebral (adjective) in a sentence

He was far too tired for such a cerebral movie.

The novel is nowhere near as cerebral as it's made out to be.  

Her attempt to have a cerebral conversation with him was a complete waste of time.