"unintelligent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌʌnənˈtɛləd͡ʒənt/ [General-American] Forms: more unintelligent [comparative], most unintelligent [superlative]
Etymology: un- + intelligent Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|intelligent}} un- + intelligent Head templates: {{en-adj}} unintelligent (comparative more unintelligent, superlative most unintelligent)
  1. Not intelligent. Synonyms: stupid Derived forms: unintelligently Related terms: unintelligence Translations (not intelligent): ἀσύνετος (asúnetos) (Ancient Greek), inintel·ligent (Catalan), inintelligent (French), inintelligente [uncommon] (Italian), بوك (böñ) (Ottoman Turkish), अज्ञान (ajñāna) (Sanskrit), मूर्ख (mūrkha) (Sanskrit), जल (jala) (Sanskrit), ininteligente (Spanish), ointelligent (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unintelligent-en-adj-0Nn8fJu5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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