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subsapient

subsapient adjective: of a species: having a level of cognition below that of Homo sapiens (human beings).

Adjective

subsapient (comparative more subsapient, superlative most subsapient)

  1. Of a species: having a level of cognition below that of Homo sapiens (human beings).
  2. (broadly, derogatory) Extremely stupid.
    • I read that there is a possibility that these subsapient barbarians in Iran are thinking of taking over the Russian embassy.1980 July 23, “Letters”, in The Arizona Daily Star, volume 139, number 205, Tucson, A.Z.: Lee Enterprises, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, A, page 15, column 3

Noun

subsapient (plural subsapients)

  1. A subsapient person or being (in either sense).
    • Not a single person thinks this is real. A lot of subsapients do, though.2026 March 2, @CacophonousCalm, X (post), archived from the original on 30 Jun 2026

Forms of subsapient

Adjective
comparativemore subsapient
superlativemost subsapient
Noun
pluralsubsapients

Origin of subsapient

From sub- + sapient.

Questions about subsapient

What does subsapient mean?
Subsapient means of a species: having a level of cognition below that of Homo sapiens (human beings).
What part of speech is subsapient?
Subsapient can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near subsapient in the dictionary

  1. subsamples
  2. subsampling
  3. subsamplings
  4. subsannation
  5. subsannations
  6. subsapient
  7. subsapients
  8. subsarcolemal
  9. subsarcolemmal
  10. subsarcollemal
  11. subsartorial

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