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  • noun The characteristic of being brainy.

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Examples

  • When I remind you that we have one motor car for every five and seven-eighths persons in the city, then I give a rock-ribbed practical indication of the kind of progress and braininess which is synonymous with the name Zenith!

    Babbit 2004

  • When I remind you that we have one motor car for every five and seven-eighths persons in the city, then I give a rock-ribbed practical indication of the kind of progress and braininess which is synonymous with the name Zenith!

    Chapter 14 1922

  • When I remind you that we have one motor car for every five and seven-eighths persons in the city, then I give a rock-ribbed practical indication of the kind of progress and braininess which is synonymous with the name Zenith!

    Babbitt 1922

  • When I remind you that we have one motor car for every five and seven-eighths persons in the city, then I give a rock-ribbed practical indication of the kind of progress and braininess which is synonymous with the name Zenith!

    Babbitt Sinclair Lewis 1918

  • also, a typical obama young'un showing his 'braininess':

    "For McCain, being cool meant being a rogue, not a policy wonk; but Obama manages to be a cool College Bowl type...." Ann Althouse 2008

  • At least a couple of them a day (before or after my Spanisg exercises), to slow down the demise of my nearly forgotten "braininess"; -)

    A few brief questions...... 2006

  • I hate quoting this guy, but he's simply nailed it on this occasion, and so, in a single sentence that he quotes, did Rex Murphy: "Mr. Trudeau's braininess was sexy, Mr. Ignatieff's you merely gather from the résumé."

    Archive 2009-10-01 2009

  • He HAS to be badass, to get along well enough in prison, so his braininess would be a distinctive feature.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » StarE’s Review Forum 2009

  • However, his braininess is balanced with redneck charm.

    Bones Scoop: Meet the Jeffersonian's New Squintern! 2011

  • In my final post, I'll muse on the cool -- and sexy -- factor of braininess in our information-packed world.

    Marian Salzman: Headstrong, Part III: Second Thoughts About Multitasking 2010

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