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brainy

[brey-nee]

adjective

Informal.
brainier, brainiest 
  1. intelligent; clever; intellectual.



brainy

/ ˈbreɪnɪ /

adjective

  1. informal,  clever; intelligent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • brainily adverb
  • braininess noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brainy1

First recorded in 1835–45; brain + -y 1
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Example Sentences

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What do you get for the brainy science lover who seems to know everything?

At 12, the brainy boy who read the World Almanac for pleasure appeared on the popular radio show “Quiz Kids.”

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Halfway between an endurance test and a mad romp, “Dracula” is still proof he’s cinema’s brainiest, raunchiest crank: Eastern European’s own X-rated Monty Python.

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Sir Stephen Fry lived up to his brainy reputation over breakfast, by predicting the chessboard was back: "I could be a knight - oh, I already am," he joked.

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One of the brainiest, funniest comedies of the year..

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