intellectually
- a word derived from intellectual.
Example Sentences
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In my favor: though not a Buddhist, I am intellectually, if not spiritually, drawn to Buddhism’s doctrines of suffering, impermanence and nonattachment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Mark Joseph Stern: The Supreme Court held 25 years ago that it is cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment to execute intellectually disabled people.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
But it always intellectually and psychologically felt it had nothing to do with the actual work.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
Not everyone has a job that is purely intellectually stimulating and can be carried into their senior years, but it helps.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
An intellectually disabled black woman living in Choctaw County, Alabama, Ms. Banks was accused of killing her newborn child even though police had no credible basis for believing she had ever been pregnant.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
