subintelligential

adjective

sub·​intelligential

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: implying something beyond what is obvious to the mind : intimating

Word History

Etymology

subintelligential from Late Latin subintelligent-, subintelligens (present participle of subintelligere to understand implicitly, from Latin sub- secretly, under + intelligere to understand) + English -al

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