brainy
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of brainy
Example Sentences
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Less known-but similarly compelling—is the brainy leap that’s happening with my best sport, eating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
But the opportunity to mentor Tien — a rising 20-year-old American with a brainy game and similar background — proved intriguing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
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.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025
With its blend of culinary history, intense challenges and playful banter, “Clash of the Cookbooks” feels like comfort viewing with a brainy twist, perfect to binge over the holiday break.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024
All the brainy people in the audience, like Grace’s father and the district superintendent, chuckled.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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