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Brawny vs Brainy - What's the difference?

brawny | brainy |

As adjectives the difference between brawny and brainy

is that brawny is characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong while brainy is very intellectually capable.

brawny

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
    • Rattler was a big, brawny fellow, and he stepped up in front of me, rolling up his sleeves.
    {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=2 , As he stood on one side, for a minute or so, unbuttoning his waist-coat and breeches, her fat, brawny thighs hung down}}
  • Calloused; hardened.

    • Derived terms

    * brawniness

    brainy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (informal) Very intellectually capable.

    • Synonyms

    * clever * smart * See also

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