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brainy

[ brey-nee ]
/ ˈbreɪ ni /
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adjective, brain·i·er, brain·i·est.Informal.
intelligent; clever; intellectual.
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Origin of brainy

First recorded in 1835–45; brain + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM brainy

brain·i·ly, adverbbrain·i·ness, noun
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Words related to brainy

brilliant, bright, clever, intellectual, sapient, smart

How to use brainy in a sentence

  • Mr. Mix knew that he was brainier than John Starkweather; he admitted it.

    Rope|Holworthy Hall

  • Rosalind not like Beatrice, Eleanor like Beatrice, only wilder and brainier.

    This Side of Paradise|F. Scott Fitzgerald

  • Mr. Miller: "I believed them sincere particularly the brainier men."

    The Pullman Boycott|W. F. Burns

British Dictionary definitions for brainy

brainy
/ (ˈbreɪnɪ) /
adjective brainier or brainiest
informal clever; intelligent

Derived forms of brainy

brainily, adverbbraininess, noun
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