1. intelligent
He's intelligent.
He's just a normal junior high school student, not particularly intelligent.
Certainly he is handsome and intelligent, but there is something about him that I can't like.
You're beautiful and intelligent, how is it possible that no man is chasing after you?
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
There is no such thing as the right speed for intelligent reading.
The habits of highly intelligent people offer a clue as to how to do that.
I think it is certain that there is intelligent life in this universe, but the likelihood of that life coming to Earth is practically nil.
Some scientists think that dolphins are the most intelligent animals in the world except for man, and that we may be able to talk with them one day.
Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of how you live?
Dr. Patterson: Not at all! Koko has taught us that gorillas are intelligent enough to learn sign language.
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
Most of the people I met were intelligent, mature and personable.
Intelligent equipment has replaced manual labor.
2. sensible
Our teenage daughter is sensible so we can trust her.
A sensible man wouldn't say such a thing in public.
Be sensible
I dreamt that Congress effected sensible tax reform to improve the lot of the working class. I then woke up in a gutter with nothing but ragged clothes and a stolen guitar to my name.
Really, my lady stammered out the haberdasher, after what appeared to us to be a most ominous pause, "I am deeply sensible of your ladyship's patronage, and the patronage of your ladyship's niece."
From children to the elderly, sensible exercise has a good effect on the body.
Throat and nose membranes hurt by dry air allow cold viruses to enter more easily. It is important to carry out sensible counter plans against the cold with heaters and against the dryness with humidifiers.
The doctor gave her sensible advice on how to lose weight.
It is not so important how much I will earn but my job must be sensible and enjoyable.
I cannot believe that it is sensible to spend so much
And they've been taking just some really sensible measures – measures around having more progressive tax, around investing in a higher minimum wage
sensible person is very practical and down-to-earth
I hope that the C Committee will reach sensible compromises.
/ˈsen.sɪ.bl̩/ a sensible answer/approach/compromise/option a sensible person I think the sensible thing to do is call and ask for directions. It would be sensible to take an umbrella.
But he who knows what insanity is, is sane; whereas insanity can no more be sensible of its own existence, than blindness can see itself.