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unintelligent

[uhn-in-tel-i-juhnt] / ˌʌn ɪnˈtɛl ɪ dʒənt /


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To be clear, this doesn’t mean coming across as unintelligent.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

Granted, he said his team did some “dumb” stuff and he criticized them for, “egregiously unintelligent fouls,” but his usual anger was mostly muted.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2024

They don't want to put themselves in situations where they may mishear or seem disengaged, disinterested or unintelligent.

From Salon Dec. 10, 2022

What’s more, Swann, an aesthete and authority on Vermeer, finds her unintelligent.

From Washington Post Nov. 3, 2022

“You are, I gather, not unintelligent, but painfully limited. Narrow. Close-minded.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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