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brainy - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective
from The Century Dictionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective colloq. Having an active or vigorous mind.adjective
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
adjective informal Very intellectually capable.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective
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Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, which specializes in brainy , challenging scripts, is doing a real service to the republic of letters by producing "Night and Day," the most obscure of Tom Stoppard's major plays.
This Stoppard Is a Second 'Scoop' Terry Teachout 2010
I've noted before how the printed page tends to flatter the screamy rather than the brainy companions, and Peri, though nominally brainy, is in fact screamy.
July Books 26-34) The other Sixth Doctor novelisations nwhyte 2008
Ms. Steele, with her slim face and eager smile, has been described as "brainy ."
NYT > Global Home By SUZY MENKES 2012
(Or to be defined as brainy at all, for that matter.)
Marian Salzman: Headstrong, Part IV: Braininess Re-examined 2010
Or to be defined as brainy at all, for that matter.
Marian Salzman: Headstrong, Part IV: Braininess Re-examined Marian Salzman 2010
Schooled in crime by Arnold Rothstein, he was known as a brainy tough guy.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Sleepwalk With Me, Lansky 2009
They're not exactly known as brainy guys or even as using their heads.
Thoughts on Super Smart Heroes | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
In her years with the New York City Ballet, Verdy was known as a brainy , musical and wonderfully expressive dancer; here she puts all those skills to work as a writer.
Innocence And Experience 2008
Schooled in crime by Arnold Rothstein, he was known as a brainy tough guy.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009
Washington: Three Indian-Americans students have made it to the top 10 in what has been described as the brainy version of American Idol, introducing America's next top scientist.
SiliconIndia.com 2009
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