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[ brey-nee ] / ˈbreɪ ni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brainy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, brain·i·er, brain·i·est.Informal.intelligent; clever; intellectual. Origin of brainyFirst recorded in 1835–45; brain + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM brainybrain·i·ly, adverbbrain·i·ness, nounWords nearby brainybrainwash, brainwashing, brain wave, brainwork, brainworm, brainy, braird, braise, brak, brake, brakeage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brainyAfter still one more failed engagement, Day married Esther Milnes, a brainy heiress who was utterly enchanted with his ideas. The Man Who Tried to Raise a Wife|Mythili Rao|April 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST They posted sensationalistic stories online, with headlines like “Brainy Ex-Model Suing Google.” Busting a Cyberstalker: How Carla Franklin Fought Back—and Triumphed|Abigail Pesta|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST This will rightfully be marketed as a thriller, but it belongs among the brainy examples of the genre, like those by Robert Stone. This Week’s Hot Reads: May 23, 2012|Nicholas Mancusi, Malcolm Jones, Lucas Wittmann|May 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST “I was the Hermione,” she said, referring to the brainy Harry Potter character. John Friend Anusara Scandal: Inside the Wiccan ‘Sex’ Coven|Lizzie Crocker|April 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Beautiful, brainy, and bossy—on the surface, Gu Kailai was a new breed of Politburo wife. China’s Jackie Kennedy: Gu Kailai and the Bo Xilai’s Scandal|Melinda Liu|April 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST Such vigorous and brainy men do not escape the attention of the people. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4|Various They were picked for endurance, and the brainy will often crack up under a strain that the enduring kind hardly notices. Eight Keys to Eden|Mark Irvin Clifton He is the brainy exception of craft united to common sense, and he uses these to best advantage for his own interests. The Fiery Totem|Argyll Saxby He was a student, and was brainy and generous, and laughed at "able articles" even if they had stings in them. McClure's Magazine, Volume VI, No. 3. February 1896|Various He took an emphatic liking to the not too brainy colonel, and a new disrelish to his almost too sparkling wife. John March, Southerner|George W. Cable
British Dictionary definitions for brainy
adjective brainier or brainiestinformal clever; intelligent Derived forms of brainybrainily, adverbbraininess, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to brainybrilliant, bright, clever, intellectual, sapient, smart |