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subintelligential

adjective
sub·​intelligential | \ "+\

Definition of subintelligential

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

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History and Etymology for subintelligential

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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