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The Hunt for Red October
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- In establishing himself as a popular hero with legendary aggressiveness, the admiral would blind later generations to his impressive intellectual abilities and a shrewd gambler's instinct to—" Jack Ryan frowned at his computer.†
Chpt 2.
- Even truck drivers, hardly the most intellectual of people, had radios and tape players to keep from becoming mesmerized.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(intellectual as in: intellectual stimulation) related to intelligence -- such as requiring, appealing to, or possessing intelligence
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(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)