adj. & n.
adj. 1 of or appealing to the intellect. 2 possessing a high level of understanding or intelligence; cultured. 3 requiring, or given to the exercise of, the intellect.
n. a person possessing a highly developed intellect. intellectuality n. intellectualize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise). intellectually adv.
[ ME f. L intellectualis (as INTELLECT) ]