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brainy
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brain·y  (brn)
adj. brain·i·er, brain·i·est Informal
Intelligent; smart.

braini·ly adv.
braini·ness n.

brainy [ˈbreɪnɪ]
adj brainier, brainiest
Informal clever; intelligent
brainily  adv
braininess  n
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Adj.1.brainy - having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"
intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"

brainy
adjective (Informal) intelligent, quick, bright, sharp, brilliant, acute, smart, alert, clever, rational, knowing, quick-witted I don't class myself as being very intelligent or brainy.
Translations
brainy [ˈbreɪnɪ] ADJ (brainier (compar) (brainiest (superl))) → listo, inteligente

brainy [ˈbreɪni] adjintelligent(e), doué(e)

brainy
adj (+er) (inf)gescheit, helle (inf)

brainy [ˈbreɪnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → geniale
brainy [ˈbreɪnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → geniale

brainy ذكي chytrý klog gescheit έξυπνος inteligente, sesudo älykäs intelligent pametan intelligente 頭のいい 총명한 slim begavet bystry inteligente мозговитый klyftig ฉลาดมาก akıllı thông minh 聪明的


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In Millicent, the contrast between Millie's incredible braininess and her equally incredible social naivete and nonathleticism was very funny.
But once you move beyond the film's rigorous braininess and authentic feel, you stumble into a thicket of overlapping dialogue, jump cuts and an unwillingness on the part of Carruth to at least leave a trail of bread crumbs behind him.
People are uniquely vulnerable to such glucose starvation because of their disproportionate braininess.
 
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