adv
Meaning 1
In an intelligent manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: smartly, cleverly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: smartly, cleverly
Antonyms: unintelligently, stupidly, dumbly
Standard Lemma guide
intelligently
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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adverb
Meaning 2
in an intelligent manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she acted intelligently in this difficult situation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unintelligently
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English intelligent 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 intelligently From intelligent + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: intel·ligentment — cleverly
- Czech: inteligentně — cleverly
- Finnish: älykkäästi — cleverly
- Finnish: järkevästi — cleverly
- French: intelligemment — cleverly
- Galician: intelixentemente — cleverly
- Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰 (frōdaba) — cleverly
- Hungarian: intelligensen — cleverly
- Italian: intelligentemente — cleverly
- Occitan: intelligentament — cleverly
- Polish: inteligentnie — cleverly
- Portuguese: inteligentemente — cleverly
- Spanish: inteligentemente — cleverly