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# unintelligent

adjective (unintelligent)

«unintelligent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not clever; not showing good thinking or understanding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintelligent/#m1)
2. (of a choice or action) Not sensible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintelligent/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in formal or polite writing instead of rude words. In stories, a character may make an unintelligent decision. It is a judgement about thinking, and calling a person unintelligent is unkind.

### Examples

- It was an unintelligent move to leave the door unlocked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintelligent/#x1)
- Robots in old films seemed unintelligent and clumsy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintelligent/#x2)
- Don't call anyone unintelligent; everyone learns at their own pace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintelligent/#x3)
- Copying the wrong answers was unintelligent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintelligent/#x4)
- The plan was not unintelligent, just unlucky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintelligent/#x5)
- Some people wrongly think animals are unintelligent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintelligent/#x6)

### Note

Takes «an». Ruder everyday words exist (stupid, thick); all are unkind about people. Not the same as «ignorant» (not knowing something). Opposite: intelligent, clever.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unintelligent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unintelligent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unintelligent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unintelligent.html) on Mova free.