Brainy and Skilled

Brainy

Brainy adjective - Having or showing quickness of mind.
Usage example: a brainy student who didn't fit in socially

Skilled and brainy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skilled" instead an adjective "Brainy".

Nearby Words: brain, brainless, brained, braining

Skilled

Skilled adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.

Brainy and skilled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brainy" instead an adjective "Skilled".

Nearby Words: skill, skillfully, skilful, skilfully

Both words in one sentence

  • Byronic Hero Pearl is brainy and skilled yet also has the most easily wounded pride, and is still struggling to move past the death of Rose Quartz.
    Source: Byronic Hero
  • Dueling Hackers Subverted in one episode where Gibbs, who is notoriously bad with technology and especially computers, does, in fact, simply pull the plug when the aforementioned brainy duo are being overwhelmed by a particularly skilled hacker.
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