intellectually
adverb/ɪntəˈlɛktʃuəli/
Frequency rank: #9,161 most common English word
Meaning
in a way that relates to the ability to think and understand ideas at a high level.
Example sentence
She found the lecture intellectually stimulating and could not stop thinking about it.
Synonyms & related words
- mentally
- cognitively
- academically
- thoughtfully
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