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Unintelligent definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNINTEL'LIGENT, a.
1. Not having reason or consciousness; not possessing understanding.
2. Not knowing; not skillful; dull.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers" [syn: unintelligent, stupid] [ant: intelligent]

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. not intelligent. Derivatives: unintelligently adv.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you describe a person as unintelligent, you mean that they are stupid, or do not show any sensible ideas or thoughts. He believes him to be a weak and unintelligent man... He certainly was not unintelligent. ? intelligent ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Stupid, dull, obtuse.

Moby Thesaurus

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