- Bookish - Egghead - Highbrow - Of the mind - Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental;
as, intellectual powers, activities, etc. - Endowed with intellect; having the power of
understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or
thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity; as, an
intellectual person. - Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and
existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect; as,
intellectual employments.