sub|nor|mal

sub|nor|mal
sub|nor|mal «suhb NR muhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. below normal; less than normal: »

a subnormal temperature, subnormal sales.

2. inferior to the normal, as in mental capacity: »

a subnormal person.

–n.
a subnormal individual: »

Most subnormals require schooling to the age of sixteen because of mental and social immaturity (Sunday Times).


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