brainy

adjective

ˈbrā-nē How to pronounce brainy (audio)
Definition of brainynext
as in intelligent
having or showing quickness of mind a brainy student who didn't fit in socially

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Recent Examples of brainy Reese Witherspoon, who originated the role of the brainy blonde in the 2001 feature and its 2003 sequel, serves as an executive producer. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 1 July 2026 He gets reacquainted 15 years later with his Sword of Power along with childhood chum Teela (Camila Mendes), who’s brainier and brawnier than the majority of the guys, and his former Man-at-Arms Duncan (Idris Elba), the former protector of Adam’s family. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 Nio Russell is a vocal standout as Joanne, the brainy but long-suffering girlfriend of the promiscuous and self-absorbed performance artist Maureen, played with endearing confidence by Michael Amira Temple. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026 There’s something really brainy about that. — Charles Usher, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for brainy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainy
  1. intelligent
  2. clever
  3. smart
  4. quick
  5. brilliant
  6. fast
Adjective
  • That so many otherwise intelligent people missed the warning signs is a testament to the power of his message and the force of his charisma.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For example, Anderson has one client who’s 35, good looking and tall and in finance, who also wants a gorgeous and intelligent girl.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of intelligent
Adjective
  • The battery is smaller, lighter and cleverer than most rivals.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Fraud rarely flourishes because criminals are exceptionally clever.
    — Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of clever
Adjective
  • Buffalo’s pipeline remains robust, with a good mix of smart, mobile defensemen and dynamic forwards.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The leader's role, then, is less about being the smartest person in the room than about making the room smarter.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of smart
Adjective
  • As Vogue Business reported last year, brands were quick to adjust their playbooks as GLP-1 use became increasingly widespread.
    — Perdita Nouril, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But uncovering the identity of the decades-old body would not be quick work.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of quick
Adjective
  • The opening drive called by Webb was a brilliant blur — a six-play, 69-yard march that wrapped up in a little more than three minutes.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Hofstadter is brilliant at analyzing types that feel quite familiar to us today—the crusading urban progressive, the small-town conspiracy theorist.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of brilliant
Adjective
  • Edstrom is big and fast, competes hard, and creates a lot of offense in the high-percentage areas.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • These developments prompted more cries of outrage, including one from the Democratic senator Mark Warner, who has introduced a bill that would ban social-media companies from selling fast access to accounts of government employees.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of fast

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