brainier; brainiest
: having or showing a well-developed intellect : intelligent
braininess noun

Examples of brainy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And Villeneuve, who proved once again his prowess for making cinematic sense of Frank Herbert’s bold vision, is the kind of director who can turn brainy sci-fi stories into broadly appealing big-screen spectacles. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024 In the Navy, the high testers are destined for the nuclear program, cryptology, air-traffic control, and similarly brainy endeavors — but with mental horsepower can come personality quirks and socialization oddities that can be targeted with medication. Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024 Meg, like L’Engle herself, is brainy, stubborn, headstrong, prone to anger at injustice and determined to do things her own way. Abigail Santamaria, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2024 That took place during the same season Ryan returns to Newport and, momentarily, sets his sights on Lindsay (Shannon Lucio), a brainy new kid. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Nov. 2023 Our list has brainy word teasers, multiplayer party games, and everything in between. Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023 As Viola/Cesario, the petite Naian González Norvind has great facility with the Elizabethan language and a bright, brainy stage presence. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2023 It’s all built around Devi Vishwakumar, a buoyant, brainy teenager coming of age in the San Fernando Valley and torn between different kinds of boys. Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023 It’s set during the senior year of Ben (Connor Kalopsis), the kind of eager, obsessive-compulsive overachiever who prints out several backup copies of his homework assignments, and Tanner (Ramona Young), a hacker, high on energy drinks, who’s his equally brainy but less responsible best friend. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Mar. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brainy was in 1845

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“Brainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brainy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

brainy

adjective
brainier; brainiest
braininess noun

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