subhuman

sub- +‎ human

• IPA^(key): [sʌbˈhjuːmən]

subhuman (comparative more subhuman, superlative most subhuman)

1. Less than human; lacking characteristics of a human.

   To say he is subhuman is to make a grave insult; whether to him or to humanity is the question.

   We say dolphin intelligence is subhuman; I suspect dolphins say our intelligence is subdolphin.

• neanderthal
• troglodyte
• Untermensch

subhuman (plural subhumans)

1. Anything which is less than human.

• nonperson
• lessperson