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insapient

insapient adjective: not sapient.

Adjective

insapient (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, obsolete) Not sapient.

Origin of insapient

From in- + sapient. For the regular formation, see insipient.

Questions about insapient

What does insapient mean?
Insapient means not sapient.
What part of speech is insapient?
Insapient is an adjective.

Words near insapient in the dictionary

  1. insanize
  2. insano
  3. insanos
  4. insapience
  5. insapiency
  6. insapient
  7. insatiabilities
  8. insatiability
  9. insatiable
  10. insatiableness
  11. insatiables

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