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subrational

American  
[suhb-rash-uh-nl] / sʌbˈræʃ ə nl /

adjective

  1. less than or almost rational.


Etymology

Origin of subrational

First recorded in 1860–65; sub- + rational


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But the power of brand extension operates more on a subrational level of sheer name recognition.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 Albert Parker Fitch

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 James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

For humanism makes an inhuman demand upon the will; it minimizes the force of the subrational and it largely ignores the superrational elements in human experience; it does not answer enough questions.

From Preaching and Paganism by Albert Parker Fitch

You're cranky and subrational most of the time.

From Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow

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