WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
in•tel•lec•tive
(in′tl ek′tiv),USA pronunciation adj.
in′tel•lec′tive•ly, adv.
- having power to understand;
intelligent;
cognitive. - of or pertaining to the intellect.
- Latin intellēctīvus. See intellect, -ive
- late Middle English 1375–1425