01 a. Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as, man is an intelligent being.
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Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as, man is an intelligent being.
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Possessed of a high level of intelligence, education, or judgment; knowing; sensible; skilled; exhibiting high intelligence; as, an intelligent young man; an intelligent architect; an intelligent answer.
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Syn.
Sensible; understanding. See Sensible.