subsapient

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adjective

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

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivesubsapient (comparative more subsapient, superlative most subsapient)

comparative more subsapient · superlative most subsapient

  1. fantasyOf a species: having a level of cognition below that of Homo sapiens (human beings).
  2. broadlyderogatoryExtremely 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
nounsubsapient (plural subsapients)

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

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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