It wasn't what she wanted to believe, so she was using her fine intellect to prove a lie.
It is a credit to your fine intellect that you perceive such a thing.
Then reflectively he adds: "Some of the finest intellects in the world have been blunted by liquor."
Moffett was his nearest male relative, and a man of fine intellect and talents.
She had naturally a fine intellect, with many of her father's characteristics, and a tender heart that made every dumb creature her friend.
Dowling had a fine intellect and excellent organizational skills.
Sidney had a fine intellect and was internationally respected for his contributions to tax law.
Some of the finest intellects in the world have been blunted by liquor.
According to Vedic scriptures, a person with deep knowledge, fine intellect, high character and simple lifestyle was considered a Brahmin.
But she is devoted to her husband who is a man of very fine intellect--wasted, I am sometimes afraid, in this country circle.