Intellectually

adv

adv ·6 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an intellectual manner.

    "And just because the intellectuals are mostly intellectually honest it is inevitable that they should follow their own convictions whenever they have discretion and that they should give a corresponding slant to everything that passes through their hand."

Adverb
  1. 1
    of or relating to the intellect wordnet

Example

More examples

"Intellectually we know prejudice is wrong."

Etymology

From intellectual + -ly.

Related phrases

intellectually challengedintellectually disabled

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