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Intelligent
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as, man is an intelligent being.
2. Possessed of intelligence, education, or judgment; knowing; sensible; skilled; marked by intelligence; as, an intelligent young man; an intelligent architect; an intelligent answer.
3. Gognizant; aware; communicate. [Obs.] Intelligent of seasons. Milton. Which are to France the spies and speculations Intelligent of our state. Shak.
Synonyms: Sensible; understanding. See Sensible.