Preintellectual

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Before the development or the use of the intellect. not-comparable

    "Instinct on the other hand is preintellectual. The question is how and why it happens at all."

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"Instinct on the other hand is preintellectual. The question is how and why it happens at all."

Etymology

From pre- + intellectual.

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