brainy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- brainily adverb
- braininess noun
Etymology
Origin of brainy
Example Sentences
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In 1978, the New Yorker called Keaton “one of the most comedically pure and brainy actresses in our midst.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Its brainy combination of jazz, classical, post-rock and dreamy synths could easily scare the most conservative faction of Latin Grammy voters — and that would be a grave mistake.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025
Ms Terry said people keep assuming she is "brainy" because she is studying for her fourth degree.
From BBC • May 28, 2024
His bandmates were equally brainy: Mr. Gottlieb had a doctorate in musicology and Mr. Yarbrough once worked as a bouncer to pay for Greek lessons.
From New York Times • May 12, 2024
But I had a striking sense that if I’d had a son, he would, at the core, be a lot like this brainy, combative oddball sitting in a musty apartment in a small Idaho town.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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