unintellectual
adjective
un·in·tel·lec·tu·al
ˌən-ˌin-tə-ˈlek-chə-wəl 
-chəl,
-shwəl,
-chü(-ə)l
: not intellectual
unintellectual interests
an unintellectual person
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In the novel, Julia is a highly sexualized, unintellectual figure who simply hates the control of the state, but the Sichuan University students turned her into a secret Party agent.
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Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
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“Unintellectual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unintellectual. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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