Unintellectual

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not intellectual.

    "A middle-aged peasant woman of a very common and unintellectual appearance was busy blowing into a blaze some branches and sticks of wood under the coffee-kettle on the open hearth."

  2. 2
    Not requiring the use of the intellect.

Synonyms

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barbaricbarbarousblankblankmindedbrainlesscalm

Example

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"A middle-aged peasant woman of a very common and unintellectual appearance was busy blowing into a blaze some branches and sticks of wood under the coffee-kettle on the open hearth."

Etymology

From un- + intellectual.

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