adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ s ə b- ' hyü-m ə n, - ' yü-
Function: adjective
Date: 1793
: less than human: as a : failing to attain the level (as of morality or intelligence) associated with normal human beings b : unsuitable to or unfit for human beings < subhuman living conditions> c : of or relating to a taxonomic group lower than that of humans <the subhuman primates>