All 5 Uses
intellectual
in
The Pianist
(Edited)
- In his view an intellectually creative person must do physical labour in order to assess his own capabilities properly, and so he did his quota of work, although it interrupted his studies.
Chpt 5 *intellectually = in a manner that relates to intelligence
- He traded with them, standing there dripping with sweat in summer and shivering in the winter frosts, inflexible, obstinately true to his own ideas: if, as an intellectual, he could have no other contact with books then at least he would have this, and he would not sink any lower.
Chpt 6intellectual = highly educated person interested in ideas
- When they had finished, they stationed themselves a few paces away on the pavement, drew their pistols, and Thwick-Thwack shouted, 'Intellectuals, fall out!'
Chpt 11 *intellectuals = highly educated people
- My neighbours were intellectuals, from a higher class than the tenants in Putawska Street.
Chpt 14
- The workers went along with the Nazis, the Church stood by and watched, the middle classes were too cowardly to do anything, and so were the leading intellectuals.
Chpt P.S.
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)