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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.


brady- 2 American  
  1. a combining form meaning “slow,” used in the formation of compound words.

    bradytelic.


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

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Before his Oscar-nominated epic “The Brutalist,” Brady Corbet’s previous decades-spanning drama, 2018’s “Vox Lux,” divided audiences.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

It's the start of FA Cup quarter-final week at Port Vale and manager Jon Brady is spelling out some home truths to his players after another demoralising defeat.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

On a 3-and-2 count, Brady Murrietta hits a two-run home run for a 5-3 Orange Lutheran lead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Instead, it has made it extremely difficult to pinpoint an exact tariff cost for building materials, said Ed Brady, CEO of the Home Builders Institute.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

He tells her that, ten days ago, he An illustration over a Mathew Brady photograph of William “Willie” Lincoln, who died in 1862 at the age of eleven.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly