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subanimate

adj

Etymology

From sub- + animate.

  1. derived from animātus
  2. inherited from animate
  3. prefixed as subanimate — “sub + animate”

Definitions

  1. Below the level of life or animacy

    Below the level of life or animacy; less than alive.

    • There were far-off, indistinct echoes of life, and subanimate mutterings, the slow respirations of the rocks, drinking air and oozing moisture through their sluggish pores, swelling and pushing against their straitening bonds of timber.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA