brilliant
A2Frequent NGSL-3UK /ˈbrɪliənt/US /ˈbrɪliənt/
Meaning
adjective
extremely clever or impressive
“What a brilliant idea!”
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“And the consequence is that many highly talented, brilliant, creative people think they're not, because the thing they were good at at school wasn't valued, or was actually stigmatized.”
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