Meaning

2 senses
  1. (informal)Very intellectually capable.

    She's brainy as well as pretty.

    мозгови́тыйmozgovítyj

  2. (rare)Of or relating to the brain.

More definitions
  • having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence

Examples

7 sentences
  1. They're brainy people, the whole family.

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  2. I am such a brainy kind of guy.

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  3. He's a brainy kid.

    deEr ist ein kluges Kind.

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  4. She's a brainy kid.

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  5. Tom is brainy and serious.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
intelligent:

Origin

From Middle English brayny; equivalent to brain + -y.

From Middle English brayny; equivalent to brain + -y.

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