What does subintellectual mean?
Subintellectual means Below the level of the intellect..
Subintellectual
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Below the level of the intellect..
Definitions by Sense
- Below the level of the intellect.
- A person who is less intelligent than an intellectual.
Example Sentences
Even if, later on, she was able to examine and analyze certain aspects of popular culture (as in “Notes on Camp,” 1964), she could undertake such a thing only in service to a higher goal — she was immune to subintellectual cultural pleasures.
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Word Forms
- more subintellectual
- most subintellectual
- subintellectuals
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Even if, later on, she was able to examine and analyze certain aspects of popular culture (as in “Notes on Camp,” 1964), she could undertake such a thing only in service to a higher goal — she was immune to subintellectual cultural pleasures.
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