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brainy

[ brey-nee ]
/ ˈbreɪ ni /

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

Words nearby brainy

brainwash, brainwashing, brainwave, brainwork, brainworm, brainy, braird, braise, brak, brake, brake band
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Words related to brainier

brilliant, bright, clever, intellectual, sapient, smart

Example sentences from the Web for brainier

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

    The Pullman Boycott|W. F. Burns

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for brainier

brainy
/ (ˈbreɪnɪ) /

adjective brainier or brainiest

informal clever; intelligent

Derived forms of brainy

brainily, adverbbraininess, noun
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