subintelligence

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noun

Subnormal intelligence.

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Meanings

nounsubintelligence (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSubnormal intelligence.

    Boden thinks that he manipulates the subintelligence of primitive peoples, […]

    1999, Scott Michaelsen, The Limits of Multiculturalism: Interrogating the Origins of American Anthropology, page 126
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    Fettretch quoted various case studies and precedents to argue that a person of subintelligence can make a valid bargain and can comprehend the nature of a will.

    2003, Tanis C. Thorne, The World's Richest Indian, page 134

Origin

From sub- + intelligence.

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APA

subintelligence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subintelligence

MLA

“subintelligence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subintelligence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subintelligence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subintelligence.

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