superintellectual
adjective
(alsosuper-intellectual,super intellectual)uk/ˌsuː.pər.ɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/us/ˌsuː.pɚ.ɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/extremelywell-educatedandinterestedinstudyingand otheractivitiesthatinvolvecarefulthinkingandmentaleffort:
Heregardedtheprofessoras animpractical, superintellectualtype.
Thecourseis amagnetfor super-intellectualpeople.
relatingto theabilitytothinkandunderstandthings,especiallyverycomplicatedideas:
Iwantedto get away from thekindof superintellectualmusicI was writing.
Computers should beabletohelpussolvesuper-intellectualproblems.
a superintellectualargument/response/interpretation
- The super-intellectualpoliticianabsolutelyhatedmanyaspectsof theparty.
- Theschoolistryingtochangeitsimagefromsuperintellectualtosmartbutfun.
- Super-intellectualcomputerswill beabletounderstandspeechandemotionslike ahuman.
Intelligent people
- academic
- bluestocking
- bookish
- bookworm
- bright spark
- cerebral
- clever
- gnome
- intellectual
- laureate
- mage
- mind
- not be just a pretty faceidiom
- sage
- scholar
- smart cookie
- smart-arse
- the intelligentsia
- thinker
- wit
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