subsapient adjective 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •Of a species: having a level of cognition below that of Homo sapiens (human beings). •(offensive) Extremely stupid.I read that there is a possibility that these subsapient barbarians in Iran are thinking of taking over the Russian embassy. — 1980 noun1 •A subsapient person or being (in either sense).Not a single person thinks this is real. A lot of subsapients do, though. — 2026 formssubsapients · more subsapient · most subsapient