brainy
/ˈbreɪni
/adjective (brainier, brainiest)
Having or showing intelligence: a brainy discussion she was brainy, except for maths...
- Trapped, not by a zoo collector but by his own brainy brilliance, he has set himself up in a huge restless menagerie where he is in constant danger of cracking under the strain.
- It may be too bright, too brainy for popular consumption, but I think they're looking at at it very seriously now.
- It was brilliant and brainy without being esoteric.
Synonyms
clever, intelligent, bright, brilliant, gifted;
intellectual, erudite, well read, cultured, highbrow, academic, scholarly, cerebral, studious, bookish, bluestocking
informal smart, genius
British informal swotty
North American informal whip-smart
Derivatives
brainily
- It will not prepare moviegoers in any way for the depths of lunacy this brainily stupid movie plumbs.
- She reaches deep with delicate and knowing fingers to tug the filament of a brainily targeted emotion.
- But even the funniest of these brainily ludicrous jokes sputter halfheartedly.
braininess
- All this camouflages, to some degree, his eclectic braininess: Before pursuing geography, he earned degrees in religious studies (with a minor in musical composition) and art.
- Without substantial characters or the faintest hint of realism underpinning the proceedings, the film comes off a bit like wish fulfillment for people whose braininess and ambition made them uncool as teenagers.
- For all its braininess, it's actually fun to listen to.