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• Brady
  Brady

  noun

  James Buchanan Diamond Jim, 1856–1917, U.S. financier, noted for conspicuously extravagant living.
• brady-
  brady-

  a combining form meaning “slow,” used in the formation of compound words.

Brady

¹ American  

[brey-dee] / ˈbreɪ di /

noun

1. James Buchanan Diamond Jim, 1856–1917, U.S. financier, noted for conspicuously extravagant living.

2. Mathew B., 1823?–96, U.S. photographer, especially of the Civil War.

3. a male given name.

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brady- ² American  

1. a combining form meaning “slow,” used in the formation of compound words.

   bradytelic.

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brady- British  

combining form

1. indicating slowness

   bradycardia

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Usage

What does brady- mean? Brady- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “slow.” It is used in scientific and medical terms, especially in pathology. Brady- comes from the Greek bradýs, meaning “slow, heavy.”

Etymology

Origin of brady-

< Greek, combining form of bradýs slow, heavy

Example Sentences

Last month Brady, who has worked with Sullivan for decades and also appears as Lord Sugar's assistant on BBC One's The Apprentice, stood down from her vice-chair role with five games of the season remaining.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In April, Honeywell said it would sell its productivity solutions and services business for $1.4 billion in cash to Brady.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Brady left her role as vice-chair on 15 April.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“It’s not only targeting bad dealers but sending a message to the entire industry: button up,” Josh Scharff, general counsel of Brady United, told me.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

“You and Brady—especially Brady ’cause he’s always out in the sun—you’ll be all old and wrinkly by the time you’re fifty, and I’ll have, like, this perfect skin.”

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings