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brainly

brainly adjective: of, relating to, or typified by a brain; (by extension) proficient in intellectual matters; brainy.

Adjective

brainly (comparative more brainly, superlative most brainly)

  1. Of, relating to, or typified by a brain; (by extension) proficient in intellectual matters; brainy
    • […] Surely a brainly lot of lads we have here in America.1939, The Churchman - Volume 153 - Page 11
    • General Aguinaldo gladly welcomed him, for he needed a brainly adviser, who was well-versed in law. Accordingly, he appointed Don Ambrosio as adviser and Auditor General de Guerra, and sought his advice on the cosntitution, […]1970, Gregorio F. Zaide, Great Filipinos in History

Examples of brainly in a sentence

  • One is supposed to be a brainly university-based group that descended from Webern, has no tolerance for minimalism, and spends most of its time manipulating mathematical systems.1989, Tom Johnson, The Voice of New Music:
  • " […] Uh — his lusty working seems to have brock on a brainly breakdown."1993, Martin Harry Greenberg, Stanley Schmidt, Unknown Worlds: Tales from Beyond - Page 171:

Forms of brainly

comparativemore brainly
superlativemost brainly

Origin of brainly

From brain + -ly.

Questions about brainly

What does brainly mean?
Brainly means of, relating to, or typified by a brain; (by extension) proficient in intellectual matters; brainy.
How do you use brainly in a sentence?
One is supposed to be a brainly university-based group that descended from Webern, has no tolerance for minimalism, and spends most of its time manipulating mathematical systems.
What part of speech is brainly?
Brainly is an adjective.

Words near brainly in the dictionary

  1. brainlessness
  2. brainlet
  3. brainlets
  4. brainlike
  5. brainlock
  6. brainly
  7. brainordinate
  8. brainordinates
  9. brainpan
  10. brainpans
  11. brainpower

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