incogitative

English

Etymology

in- +‎ cogitative

Adjective

incogitative (not comparable)

Not cogitative; lacking the power of thought.
Vegetables are incogitative living things.
- 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC:
  Incogitative being cannot produce a cogitative

References

“incogitative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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