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  • adjective superlative form of brainy: most brainy.

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Examples

  • Quote: “He was known as the brainiest boxman in the history of latter-day baseball.”

    The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

  • Quote: “He was known as the brainiest boxman in the history of latter-day baseball.”

    The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

  • Quote: “He was known as the brainiest boxman in the history of latter-day baseball.”

    The Neyer/James Guide To Pitchers Bill James Rob Neyer 2004

  • Each sister married twice, acquiring names along the way that bespeak American royalty: Babe Mortimer Paley; her competitive middle sister, Betsey Roosevelt Whitney; and the so-called brainiest, Minnie Astor Fosburgh.

    Books About High Society 2009

  • Instead, it points out which ones are "brainiest" i.e., the most educated.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • While lesser men, perhaps those not dubbed the "brainiest" man on Capitol Hill by congressional staffers, might worry about accountability, Frank considers it an affront, given his personal and professional record.

    Top Democrats in Denial - Jonah Goldberg - Townhall Conservative 2010

  • One of America's "brainiest" politicians, Frank is a household name in his district, and he has $1 million - much more than Bielat has - to spend in the final month before the midterm vote.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • OK, this survey gets your attention by claiming to identify the "brainiest" cities...but of course the survey really just calculates the "most educated" cities.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Bonehead alert: blogger Rob Pitingolo certainly does not qualify as an inhabitant of one of the "brainiest" cities.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • A former Harvard instructor, Barney Frank twice won the title "brainiest", "funniest," and "most eloquent" member of the House in a survey of Capitol Hill staffers.

    American Thinker 2009

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