subnormal meaning

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subnormal (adjective): below normal or average.

subnormal has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

subnormal as an adjective

  1. below normal or average
    • after the floods the harvests were subnormal
    • subnormal intelligence

    Similar: abnormal

    Related forms: subnormality

subnormal as a noun

  1. a person of less than normal intelligence

    Type of: simpleton

Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in AL · 9-letter words

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