intelligent
adjective
having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals.
intelligently
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a word derived from
intelligent.
Example Sentences
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At his best, Gakpo regularly attacks the back post, times his runs into the penalty area intelligently and arrives centrally despite starting from the left flank.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
"This research establishes 'ease of harvesting' as a quantitatively evaluable metric, bringing us one step closer to the realization of agricultural robots that can make informed decisions and act intelligently," Fujinaga said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
“I hope that we can inspire a revolution of intelligence, people who are intelligently making music and coming from a standpoint of history.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
A bit of time travel makes the plot work, but it’s intelligently woven together, cleverly avoiding paradox.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
The first is that people in the past do, to a considerable degree, understand what is going on and react intelligently in response to it.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
