brainy

adjective

ˈbrā-nē How to pronounce brainy (audio)
brainier; brainiest
Synonyms of brainynext
: having or showing a well-developed intellect : intelligent
braininess noun

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a brainy student who didn't fit in socially
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His shock engagement to Sarita (Hannah Simone), the brainy, beautiful sister of de facto trooper leader Thorny (director Jay Chandrasekhar), pits brother against family and bro against bro, even if Farva doesn’t register his colleague’s disgust. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 False morels look more brainy than real morels, often with more wrinkles, folds, and channels than true pores. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026 There’s also hints of vulnerability and genuine tenderness in her stern headmistress of the bedroom, which Wilde slips in just slyly enough to let the presence of a heart peek through all the brainy brashness and hormone overload. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026 Octopuses are as clever, in their own way, as such famously brainy animals as crows, dolphins or chimpanzees. — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for brainy

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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

adjective
ˈbrā-nē How to pronounce brainy (audio)
brainier; brainiest
: intelligent sense 1b
braininess noun

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