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antisphexish.

Not sphexish; capable, as the higher animals are, of monitoring one's own thought processes and avoiding pitfalls such as infinite loops.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Not sphexish; capable, as the higher animals are, of monitoring one's own thought processes and avoiding pitfalls such as infinite loops.

Where this word comes from

From anti- + sphexish; coined by Douglas Hofstadter in 1982.

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