Brainiest

Quote: “He was known as the brainiest boxman in the history of latter-day baseball.” ❋ 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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Instead, it points out which ones are "brainiest" i.e., the most educated. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bonehead alert: blogger Rob Pitingolo certainly does not qualify as an inhabitant of one of the "brainiest" cities. ❋ Unknown (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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

SOUTH Lakeland is the 'brainiest' area in Cumbria, according to a new league table showing the proportion of residents holding degrees. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In 2004 and again in 2006, a survey of Capitol Hill staffers published in Washingtonian gave Frank the title of the "brainiest", ❋ Unknown (2008)

He joins an exclusive club - for which I belong - who are "brainiest", "funniest", "most eloquent" and ❋ Unknown (2008)

Kansas felt a strong interest in the question of woman suffrage; but when with Miss Anthony and others I saw immense audiences of Kansas people receive the gospel of equal suffrage with enthusiasm, saw them sitting uncomfortably crowded, or standing to listen for hours to arguments in favor of suffrage for women: saw the organization of strong and ably officered local, county, and district associations of the best and "brainiest" men and women in our first cities for the perpetuation of woman suffrage teachings; saw people of the highest social, professional, and business position give time, money and influence, to this cause; saw ❋ Various (N/A)

Boulder, tagged as the brainiest, healthiest, and smartest city in America has also been called one of the "worst dressed" cities by GQ magazine. ❋ Alexia Parks (2011)

And still on education, and still in California it's where all the brainiest animals come from, a parrot called Alex knows numbers and letters, can identify objects and materials, and can understand concepts like same and different. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Employing one of London's brainiest chefs, Blueprint Café's Jeremy Lee, as "cookery consultant" has meant that, though the preparation of food is mimed, every knife stroke, whisk flick and thwack of an omelet pan is the correct gesture; there can never have been a movement director with more to do than Aline David in this production. ❋ Paul Levy (2011)

By far the brainiest of the Seven Sisters — cussed, straight-backed, high-minded, and feminist (its students, so the wags said, preferred the Ph.D. to the Mrs.) — Bryn Mawr was probably the least likely college that Betty Draper, given to such non-U genteelisms as “passed away,” would have attended. ❋ Unknown (2009)