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intelligently

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in·tel·li·gent  (n-tl-jnt)
adj.
1. Having intelligence.
2. Having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute.
3. Showing sound judgment and rationality: an intelligent decision; an intelligent solution to the problem.
4. Appealing to the intellect; intellectual: a film with witty and intelligent dialogue.
5. Computer Science Having certain data storage and processing capabilities: an intelligent terminal; intelligent peripherals.

[Latin intelligns, intelligent-, present participle of intellegere, intelligere, to perceive : inter-, inter- + legere, to choose; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

in·telli·gential (-jnshl) adj.
in·telli·gent·ly adv.
Synonyms: intelligent, bright, brilliant, knowing, quick-witted, smart, intellectual
These adjectives mean having or showing mental keenness. Intelligent usually implies the ability to cope with new problems and to use the power of reasoning and inference effectively: The intelligent math students excelled in calculus.
Bright implies quickness or ease in learning: The bright child learned the alphabet quickly.
Brilliant suggests unusually impressive mental acuteness: "The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end" Max Beerbohm.
Knowing implies the possession of knowledge, information, or understanding: Knowing collectors bought all the auctioned paintings.
Quick-witted suggests mental alertness and prompt response: The quick-witted emergency medical staff averted a tragedy.
Smart refers to quick intelligence and often a ready capability for taking care of one's own interests: Smart lawyers can effectively manipulate juries.
Intellectual implies the capacity to grasp difficult or abstract concepts: Dinner at the philosopher's house was noted for its intellectual conversations.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.intelligently - in an intelligent manner; "she acted intelligently in this difficult situation"
unintelligently - in an unintelligent manner; "he acted rather unintelligently in this crisis"
Translations

intelligently [ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəntlɪ] advinteligentemente
intelligently [ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəntlɪ] advintelligemment
intelligently [ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəntlɪ] intelligent advintelligent

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In fanciful stories people can talk to the birds freely, and I wish for the moment I could pretend that this were such a story, and say that Peter replied intelligently to the Never bird; but truth is best, and I want to tell you only what really happened.
It is to be remarked, in passing, that when a man begins to drink rationally and intelligently that he betrays a grave symptom of how far along the road he has travelled.
The mansion-house was intelligently laid out, and luxuriously furnished.
 
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