as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking
while living in Paris she fell in with a coterie of self-consciously arty, intellectualistic bohemians
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Adjective
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But Lemisch’s comes with an intellectual pedigree forged in the history wars of the ’60s and ’70s.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2026 -
The games holds that exact intellectual tension at its core.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Her cause of death was determined to be a cerebral hemorrhage, per CNN.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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For something a little more cerebral, try 2023's Daddio, which might have slipped under your radar.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Intellectualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intellectualistic. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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