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brainy
adjective \ˈbrā-nē\
: very intelligent
brain·i·erbrain·i·est
Full Definition of BRAINY
: having or showing a well-developed intellect : intelligent
— brain·i·ness noun
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First Known Use of BRAINY
1867
Related to BRAINY
- Synonyms
- alert, intelligent, bright, brilliant, clever, exceptional, fast, hyperintelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, smart, supersmart, ultrasmart
- Antonyms
- airheaded, birdbrained, boneheaded, brain-dead, brainless, bubbleheaded, chuckleheaded, dense, dim, dim-witted, doltish, dopey (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull, dumb, dunderheaded, empty-headed, fatuous, gormless [chiefly British], half-witted, knuckleheaded, lamebrain (or lamebrained), lunkheaded, mindless, obtuse, opaque, pinheaded, senseless, simple, slow, slow-witted, soft, softheaded, stupid, thick, thickheaded, thick-witted, unbrilliant, unintelligent, unsmart, vacuous, weak-minded, witless
BRAINY Defined for Kids
brainy
adjective \ˈbrā-nē\
brain·i·erbrain·i·est
Definition of BRAINY for Kids
: very smart
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