intellective (comparative more intellective, superlative most intellective)
Of, related to, or caused by the intellect.
Having the capacity to reason and understand.
Source: Wiktionary
In`tel*lec"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. intellectif.]
1. Pertaining to, or produced by, the intellect or understanding; intellectual.
2. Having power to understand, know, or comprehend; intelligent; rational. Glanvill.
3. Capable of being perceived by the understanding only, not by the senses. Intellective abstractions of logic and metaphysics. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 March 2025
(adverb) in a licentious and promiscuous manner; “this young girl has to share a room with her mother who lives promiscuously”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
