brainy

[ brey-nee ]
/ ˈbreɪ ni /

adjective, brain·i·er, brain·i·est. Informal.

intelligent; clever; intellectual.

Origin of brainy

First recorded in 1835–45; brain + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM brainy

brain·i·ly, adverb brain·i·ness, noun

Example sentences from the Web for brainier

  • Mr. Miller: "I believed them sincere particularly the brainier men."

    The Pullman Boycott |W. F. Burns
  • Mr. Mix knew that he was brainier than John Starkweather; he admitted it.

    Rope |Holworthy Hall
  • Rosalind not like Beatrice, Eleanor like Beatrice, only wilder and brainier.

    This Side of Paradise |F. Scott Fitzgerald

British Dictionary definitions for brainier

brainy
/ (ˈbreɪnɪ) /

adjective brainier or brainiest

informal clever; intelligent

Derived forms of brainy

brainily, adverb braininess, noun