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- noun The characteristic of being
brainy .
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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At least a couple of them a day (before or after my Spanisg exercises), to slow down the demise of my nearly forgotten "braininess"; -)
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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
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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
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However, his braininess is balanced with redneck charm.
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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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