unintellectual en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + intellectual.
Meanings
-
(of a person) Not intellectual.
A middle-aged peasant woman of a very common and unintellectual appearance was busy blowing into a blaze some branches and sticks of wood under the coffee-kettle on the open hearth.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 296:
- (of a task) Not requiring the use of the intellect.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unintellectual | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unintellectual | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |