Meanings
adverbunintelligently (comparative more unintelligently, superlative most unintelligently)
comparative more unintelligently · superlative most unintelligently
- In an unintelligent manner; stupidly.
- Lacking in understanding; uncomprehendingly.
At first I stared across the London valley, unintelligently.
1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 270
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adverbin an unintelligent manner
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan inintel·ligentment
- inintel·ligentmentin an unintelligent manner
French inintelligemment
- inintelligemmentin an unintelligent manner
Spanish ininteligentemente
- ininteligentementein an unintelligent manner
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unintelligently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unintelligently
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“unintelligently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unintelligently. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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