Both Uses of
intellectual
in
Unbroken, by Hillenbrand
- Louie found that the raft offered an unlikely intellectual refuge. He had never recognized how noisy the civilized world was.
p. 167.0 *intellectual = intelligent thought
- His singular intellectual acuity, lost in the beatings from the Quack, returned to him.
p. 386.6intellectual = related to intelligence
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