Ĭn’tel-lēct’ive, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. intellectif, Pr. intellectiu, Pg. intellectivo, Sp. intellectivo, It. intellettivo.]

  1. Having power to understand, know, or comprehend. Glanville.
  2. Produced by the understanding. Harris.
  3. Capable of being perceived by the understanding only, not by the senses. “The most intellective abstractions of logic and metaphysics.” Milton.