preintellectual

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ intellectual

Adjective

preintellectual (not comparable)

  1. Before the development or the use of the intellect.
    • 2011, Don Domanski, Brian Bartlett, Earthly Pages: The Poetry of Don Domanski, page 55:
      Instinct on the other hand is preintellectual. The question is how and why it happens at all.
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