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unintelligent

[ uhn-in-tel-i-juh nt ]

/ ˌʌn ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒənt /

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adjective

deficient in intelligence; dull; stupid.

not endowed with intelligence.

Origin of unintelligent

First recorded in 1600–10; un-¹ + intelligent

OTHER WORDS FROM unintelligent

un·in·tel·li·gence, noun un·in·tel·li·gent·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH unintelligent

unintelligent unintelligible

Words nearby unintelligent

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Example sentences from the Web for unintelligent

Vacillating and unintelligent, his actions were all guided by his mistress, Mme Bonnemain.

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It was wrong, really, to consider them unintelligent animals.

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It may find a surging, explosive discharge—blind, unintelligent.

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He gazed at her long with a dull, unintelligent, unseeing expression.

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If this one has intelligence, there is still hope; only the unintelligent are hopeless.

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Do you know, it's unintelligent, but I do so enjoy being here away from the fevers of war.

Letters to Helen |Keith Henderson

British Dictionary definitions for unintelligent

unintelligent

/ (ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt) /

adjective

lacking intelligence; stupid; foolish

not endowed with a mind or intelligence

Derived forms of unintelligent

unintelligence, noun unintelligently, adverb