Synonyms for brainy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : brey-nee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbreɪ ni

Définition of brainy

Origin : 1845, from brain (n.) + -y (2). Latin equivalent cerebrosus meant "passionate, hot-headed," leading Tucker to remark that " 'Brainy' is not a natural expression for 'frantic.' "

adj intelligent

Example sentences :

We're a brainy lot of lads, and I'm the brainiest of the lot!
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

“Try and find me brainy,” he whispered to her, as soon as Flossie was out of earshot.
Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome

She'll think it so brainy of me and be so glad I'm interested in the subject.
Extract from : « The Jolliest School of All » by Angela Brazil

Why is it that the brainy girl invariably has straight hair?
Extract from : « Tea-Table Talk » by Jerome K. Jerome

It was a brainy speech, straight from the shoulder, and it got to everybody in that crowd.
Extract from : « Flappers and Philosophers » by F. Scott Fitzgerald

If I hadn't been brainy and quick, they'd have adopted me out before I was ten.
Extract from : « The Syndic » by C.M. Kornbluth

I don't say that a brainy corker of a saleswoman like you would come down like that.
Extract from : « Roast Beef, Medium » by Edna Ferber

The 'Owl Party' of four who do most of the talking, are a bright and brainy quartette.
Extract from : « Juggernaut » by George Cary Eggleston

I wish all the men in the world were half as brainy as he is.
Extract from : « Jessica, the Heiress » by Evelyn Raymond

That's why none of your brainy reporters will touch the assignment.
Extract from : « The Prophetic Camera » by John McGreevey

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