intellective
Americanadjective
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having power to understand; intelligent; cognitive.
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of or relating to the intellect.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of intellective
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word intellēctīvus. See intellect, -ive
Example Sentences
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So my intellective function from the day I met her started going up to keep up with her.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2021
Now the intellective memory or intelligence, reason, sense and docility, belong not only to prudence but also to all the cognitive habits.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
I answer that, concerning intellective habits there have been various opinions.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
I answer that, Man is composed of a twofold nature, intellective and sensitive.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Wherefore those acts that proceed from the intellective or the animal appetite, can be commanded by reason: but not those acts that proceed from the natural appetite.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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