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subverbal

subverbal adjective: below the level of speech.

Adjective

subverbal (comparative more subverbal, superlative most subverbal)

  1. Below the level of speech.

Forms of subverbal

comparativemore subverbal
superlativemost subverbal

Origin of subverbal

From sub- + verbal.

Questions about subverbal

What does subverbal mean?
Subverbal means below the level of speech.
What part of speech is subverbal?
Subverbal is an adjective.

Words near subverbal in the dictionary

  1. subventrical
  2. subventricose
  3. subventricular
  4. subventricularly
  5. subvents
  6. subverbal
  7. subverbally
  8. subvermiform
  9. subverse
  10. subversed
  11. subverses

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