brainy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- brainily adverb
- braininess noun
Etymology
Origin of brainy
Example Sentences
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In 1978, the New Yorker called Keaton “one of the most comedically pure and brainy actresses in our midst.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
The former vice president’s steely resolve was captured years later in “Vice,” a 2018 biographical drama in which Christian Bale portrayed Cheney as a brainy yet uncompromisingly uncharismatic leader.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025
Ms Terry said people keep assuming she is "brainy" because she is studying for her fourth degree.
From BBC • May 28, 2024
His bandmates were equally brainy: Mr. Gottlieb had a doctorate in musicology and Mr. Yarbrough once worked as a bouncer to pay for Greek lessons.
From New York Times • May 12, 2024
From then on, we have what sounds like one of those exaggerated fairy-stories of success, but in reality it was the result of tremendous hard and brainy work by those two friends.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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