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
Language designers are a magnificently brainy bunch, many with a reformist zeal for dislodging the status quo.
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Sheon Han, WIRED, 23 Sep. 2024
Gibson does tell us that Carter’s greatest accomplishment in a life of prolific writing and scholarship was inspired by her intimate friendship with a brainy young woman, Catherine Talbot, who had written her a fan letter, and then blushed and smiled at her in church.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Redick is an assertively brainy former Duke star who had a decent 15-year career as a three-point specialist for six teams, including the Clippers.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
The sentimental Moon enters brainy Aquarius and trines idealistic Jupiter, keeping our heads in the clouds.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
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Sheon Han, WIRED, 23 Sep. 2024
Gibson does tell us that Carter’s greatest accomplishment in a life of prolific writing and scholarship was inspired by her intimate friendship with a brainy young woman, Catherine Talbot, who had written her a fan letter, and then blushed and smiled at her in church.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Redick is an assertively brainy former Duke star who had a decent 15-year career as a three-point specialist for six teams, including the Clippers.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
The sentimental Moon enters brainy Aquarius and trines idealistic Jupiter, keeping our heads in the clouds.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brainy
Adjective
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This demographic is intelligent, tech-savvy and often more financially empowered than younger consumers.—
Lara Devgan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Maresca would be sensible to look at the way Brighton utilise their wingers with intelligent out-to-in runs from the touchline, exploiting spaces in behind when the likes of Joao Pedro pull opposition defensive lines out of shape.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Light, clever, and just leftfield enough to feel like a proper find.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Dubno’s novel sounds equally thoughtful and nasty, clever and juicy and full of great drama.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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The lead character is the prince, who doesn’t want to be on the throne and is not really that smart.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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She’s got that great State Farm commercial where everything’s better from the logo – terrific ad, very smart.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Your tongue may be quick to lash out under the Leo moon.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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From Piggly Wiggly to gas station, deli to sit-down-restaurant, most quick lunch establishments (and the Southerners that lovingly and critically frequent them) take the flavor, texture, and temperature of their chicken salads extremely seriously.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The growing number of robots in its warehouses is yet more evidence of this brilliant truth.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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My graduate school advisor, the brilliant Mary Sheriff, always insisted that scholarship had to follow the object, not the other way around.—
Libby Buck
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Sudden changes in zoning laws can shift the feel of your neighborhood fast, which might affect both charm and resale value.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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California’s budget is not limitless, and a good program should not be measured by how fast it’s depleted.—
Roger Niello,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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“Brainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainy. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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