subsapient

adj, noun — 3 senses

subsapient

adj

Etymology From sub- + sapient.

1

Fantasy, Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction 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:

subsapient

noun

Etymology From sub- + sapient.

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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