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BRAINY (brainier, brainiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: brainier , brainiest
, brainiest Dictionary entry overview: What does brainy mean?
• BRAINY (adjective)
The adjective BRAINY has 1 sense:
1. having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
Familiarity information: BRAINY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: brainier
Superlative: brainiest
Superlative: brainiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence
Synonyms:
brainy; brilliant; smart as a whip
Context example:
a brilliant solution to the problem
Similar:
intelligent (having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree)
Derivation:
brain (mental ability)
brain (someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality)
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