brainy
intelligent; clever; intellectual.
Origin of brainy
1Other words from brainy
- brain·i·ly, adverb
- brain·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby brainy
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How to use brainy in a sentence
Such a brainy AI could come up with better ways to diagnose or prevent diseases.
A new supercomputer just set a world record for speed | Emily Conover | July 11, 2022 | Science News For StudentsResnick-Baker is the buff and brainy heroine of Summit, a 15-issue comic series created and written by Amy Chu ’91.
For at least 10 million years after the dinosaurs disappeared, mammals got a lot brawnier but not brainier, researchers report in the April 1 Science.
Mammals’ bodies outpaced their brains right after the dinosaurs died | Carolyn Gramling | March 31, 2022 | Science NewsOne yet unknown question is which brainy details to include.
How AI Is Deepening Our Understanding of the Brain | Shelly Fan | November 23, 2021 | Singularity HubDuring his anti-society soapbox rants Allie can come across as a raving loon of the most dangerous sort, yet in this rendering he’s also charming and brainy enough to suggest why Margot didn’t just grab the kids and run years ago.
Justin Theroux Is Great in The Mosquito Coast. But What Is This Muddled Meditation on American Life Trying to Say? | Judy Berman | April 29, 2021 | Time
After still one more failed engagement, Day married Esther Milnes, a brainy heiress who was utterly enchanted with his ideas.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTThis 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 | THE 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 | THE DAILY BEASTBeautiful, 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 | THE DAILY BEASTWe've been waiting for you; you're all that's lacking—the brainy guy to sit behind the scenes and manage the thing.
Children of the Whirlwind | Leroy ScottThey were brave, brainy, patriotic men, not disturbed by the abuse heaped upon them.
I remember that my brainy partner is counting khaki trousers in the Army clothing department.
The Title | Arnold BennettHis face was awfully white; not that brainy pallor that was familiar—something else!
Strong brainy men give themselves wholly to the task, and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars within a few months.
Quiet Talks with World Winners | S. D. Gordon
British Dictionary definitions for brainy
/ (ˈbreɪnɪ) /
informal clever; intelligent
Derived forms of brainy
- brainily, adverb
- braininess, noun
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