highbrowed

adjective

Definition of highbrowednext
as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking highbrowed readers were not bothered by the novel's lack of a conventional plot

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  1. intellectual
  2. cerebral
  3. blue
  4. cultured
Adjective
  • The aim, according to its course description, is to use her work as a lens through which to examine Black intellectual thought and activism.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Based out of West Valley College in Saratoga, the College of Adaptive Arts is a nonprofit that provides college programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of intellectual
Adjective
  • Mercury will form a breezy trine with Jupiter on Oct. 8, bringing a wave of cerebral energy that makes your mind buzz with clarity and inspiration.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
  • While our understanding of the brain has (thankfully) developed greatly from the days of removing cerebral tissue to see what would happen, a precise understanding of where our memories reside—and how our brain recalls past experience—remains elusive.
    Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of cerebral
Adjective
  • The way race determines class means that Latin America’s cartel leaders aren’t usually blue eyed European descendants.
    Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • There are two species seen in the nursery trade, big blue lily turf (Liriope muscari), growing up to two feet tall, and creeping lily turf (Liriope spicata).
    Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of blue
Adjective
  • But the Grimms wanted to preserve the culture of the common folk, not to make the folk sound cultured.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The race is therefore on to produce cultured meat at scale, with products that look, smell and taste like real meat, right down to their texture.
    David Prosser, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of cultured
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