Brainy
intelligent; clever; intellectual.
Contemporary Examples
John Friend Anusara Scandal: Inside the Wiccan ‘Sex’ Coven Lizzie Crocker April 15, 2012
Andrew Bird’s ‘Break It Yourself’ Is a Tale of Survival Adam Auriemma April 4, 2012
This Week’s Hot Reads: May 23, 2012 Nicholas Mancusi, Malcolm Jones, Lucas Wittmann May 22, 2012
China’s Jackie Kennedy: Gu Kailai and the Bo Xilai’s Scandal Melinda Liu April 11, 2012
The Coen Brothers Talk True Grit Nicole LaPorte December 18, 2010
Historical Examples
The Pretty Lady Arnold E. Bennett
Changing Winds St. John G. Ervine
Roast Beef, Medium Edna Ferber
Tea-Table Talk Jerome K. Jerome
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains [AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman
adjective brainier, brainiest
(informal) clever; intelligent
adj.
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