(adj.) non-sub-lim-in-al – /nɒnˌsʌbˈlaɪm.ɪn.əl/
- having enough citrus so as to prevent scurvy
- The ship’s surgeon declared the crew’s diet fully nonsubliminal after their last supply run.
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Neologism formed from non- + sub- “below” + lime “greenish-yellow citrus fruit”, 1630s; and limen “threshold” + -al
Origin obscurved




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