intelligently

English

Etymology

From intelligent +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

intelligently (comparative more intelligently, superlative most intelligently)

1. In an intelligent manner; cleverly.

   Antonym: unintelligently

   • 1979, The Professional Geologist‎^[1], volume 35, American Institute of Professional Geologists, page 7:

     […] into the fracas with nonsensical gibberish, pretending to be speaking intelligently in Tigrinya. We had a lot of fun like that. The class also enjoyed learning American phrases. One of their favorites was "Diddly Jack Squat".

Related terms

• artificially intelligently

Translations

cleverly

• Catalan: intel·ligentment
• French: intelligemment (fr)
• Galician: intelixentemente
• Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰 (frōdaba)
• Italian: intelligentemente (it)
• Occitan: intelligentament
• Portuguese: inteligentemente (pt)
• Spanish: inteligentemente (es)