intellectually
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5.4
- adverb
- /ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəli/
:
intelectualmente
- And you could tell that they're intellectually curious and, and read a lot.
- intellectually gifted
- intellectually and emotionally
- intellectually honest
Because I, I try to intellectually address it.
- Because I, I try to intellectually address it.
- But how do you create that instinct that works intellectually and with your gut?
- They're not like just concepts that you intellectually understand.
- By doing so, they develop morally and intellectually, and so humanity progresses.
- If one, like you just said, they don't intellectually challenge me.
- I mean, this guy is dull intellectually, as you can imagine.
- I mean, they are really capable people, intellectually brilliant, physically capable.
- But they're too intellectually inept to realize what's happening.
- It's held in our bodies, often unknown to us intellectually, and eroding us.
- And that was such a profound spiritual experience that I knew intellectually from my study.
- Your honesty as a human being emotionally and intellectually is really refreshing.
- Dating a guy who is intellectually exciting to the your group.
Examples
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It's not purely about intellectually opposing points of view.
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I've said it before, but I find our conversations... intellectually stimulating.
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What is one thing that you know intellectually that you need to be doing?
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OK, it's easy kind of intellectually to make this decision.
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Well, we're drawn intellectually to our work and our research.
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Intellectually it takes at least three dates to know somebody.
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I, for one, find them intellectually invigorating.
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Many knew rather little mathematics itself but were admirably equipped intellectually to learn it quickly and well.
Academic text (1990) -
Second, a liberal education is supposed to be intellectually as well as socially liberating.
Academic text (1991) -
The seminar was intellectually stimulating, encouraging participants to think deeply about the topic.
Synonyms
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3.2
Happens in the mind rather than in the body
28
3.7
In a smart way that shows good sense
8
3.4
In a clever way that shows clear thinking
5
6.8
In a way that uses thinking, learning, or remembering
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5.2
In a way that shows strong understanding of a subject
1
7.9
In a thoughtful, logical way that uses the mind rather than feelings
Antonyms
Compounds
How Intellectual
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6.4
119
6.0
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5.4
12
2.5
369
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
intellectually = intellectual (transparent) = intellect + ual + ly
The formation from the adjective 'intellectual' to the adverb with '-ly' is a standard, directly interpretable derivation.
Etymology
Intellectually comes from the Latin word intelligere, which means 'to understand', and it shares the same root as intelligent and intelligence. So, to do something intellectually is to do it with your mind or by understanding.