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subsapient en · ADJ

Etymology

From sub- + sapient.

Meanings

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:

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more subsapient	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most subsapient	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

subsapient en · NOUN

Etymology

From sub- + sapient.

Meanings

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:

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subsapients	Number=Plur		lexicographic