Standard Lemma guide

intellectually

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T AH0 L EH1 K CH UW0 AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH2 N T AH0 L EH1 K CH UW0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: IH2 N AH0 L EH1 K CH UW0 AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 4: IH2 N AH0 L EH1 K CH UW0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an intellectual manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an intellectual manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • intellectually gifted children
  • intellectually influenced

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English intellectual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English intellectually From intellectual + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: intel·lectualment — in an intellectual manner
  • Danish: intellektuelt — in an intellectual manner
  • Finnish: älyllisesti — in an intellectual manner
  • French: intellectuellement — in an intellectual manner
  • German: intellektuell — in an intellectual manner
  • Hungarian: értelmileg — in an intellectual manner
  • Hungarian: intellektuálisan — in an intellectual manner
  • Italian: intellettualmente — in an intellectual manner
  • Latvian: intelektuāli — in an intellectual manner
  • Polish: intelektualnie — in an intellectual manner
  • Spanish: intelectualmente — in an intellectual manner
  • Swedish: intellektuellt — in an intellectual manner
Real reading context

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