subrational
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of subrational
Example Sentences
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But the power of brand extension operates more on a subrational level of sheer name recognition.
From Time Magazine Archive
You're cranky and subrational most of the time.
From Eastern Standard Tribe by Doctorow, Cory
It does not make so much difference if the thoroughly rational individual occasionally escapes punishment for something done, but whenever the subrational escapes, he is encouraged to do it again.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Naturalism is subrational on the one hand or non-imaginative on the other, in that it emphasizes the continuity between man and the physical universe.
From Preaching and Paganism by Fitch, Albert Parker
When the subrational know that they can do things without being severely punished for them, they will always abuse that state of affairs.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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