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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem" [syn: brainy, brilliant, smart as a whip]

Merriam Webster's

adjective (brainier; -est) Date: 1867 having or showing a well-developed intellect ; intelligent • braininess noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (brainier, brainiest) intellectually clever or active. Derivatives: brainily adv. braininess n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brainy Brain"y, a. Having an active or vigorous mind. [Colloq.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(brainier, brainiest) Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning. (INFORMAL) I don't class myself as being very intelligent or brainy. = smart ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

adroit, alert, apt, bright, brilliant, clever, dexterous, gifted, keen, keen-witted, knowing, nimble, nimble-witted, no dumbbell, not born yesterday, quick, quick-thinking, quick-witted, scintillating, sharp, sharp-witted, smart, steel-trap, talented