All 5 Uses

intellectual
in
Nine Stories
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A flux of circumstances delivered the Laughing Man's best friend, his timber wolf, Black Wing, into a physical and intellectual trap set by the Dufarges.
Story 4 *

intellectual = intelligent thought
To be quite candid, Father really needed more of an intellectual companion than Mother was.
Story 6

intellectual = relating to intelligent consideration of ideas
She thinks she's a goddam intellectual.
Story 7 *

intellectual = highly educated person interested in ideas
Logic and intellectual stuff.
Story 9

intellectual = intelligent thought
She reads the theatrical page, and she watches television till she's practically blind—so she's an intellectual.†
Story 7

Definitions:

(1) (intellectual as in: intellectual stimulation)
related to intelligence -- such as requiring, appealing to, or possessing intelligence
(2) (intellectual as in: She is an intellectual.)
a highly educated person interested in learning and exploring ideas -- sometimes while ignoring practical considerations
(3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)