"intellectually" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-intellectually.ogg Forms: more intellectually [comparative], most intellectually [superlative]
Etymology: From intellectual + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|intellectual|-ly|id2=adverbial}} intellectual + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} intellectually (comparative more intellectually, superlative most intellectually)
  1. In an intellectual manner. Derived forms: intellectually challenged, intellectually disabled Translations (in an intellectual manner): intel·lectualment (Catalan), intellektuelt (Danish), älyllisesti (Finnish), intellectuellement (French), intellektuell (German), értelmileg (Hungarian), intellektuálisan (Hungarian), intellettualmente (Italian), intelektuāli (Latvian), intelektualnie (Polish), intelectualmente (Spanish), intellektuellt (Swedish)
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