Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or like an animal, especially an irrational animal; brutish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like an animal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Resembling an
animal
Etymologies
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Examples
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I don't think the audience could have related with that and it would not have fit into the series as a whole because Logan rarely acts animalish in the first three movies.
Hugh Jackman is Officially Developing Wolverine 2 | /Film 2009
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Tremendous, roomy, toothy, ugly, ogrish mouths blasted out the huge low notes, while smaller, animalish mouths issued the middle-sized central notes, and tiny, pursed, ladylike mouths shrilled forth the small highest notes.
Dragon on a Pedestal Anthony, Piers 1983
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I think maybe I can make them see the difference between us, me so nice and respectable you know, and them so -- animalish!
Prudence Says So Ethel Hueston
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Their head and brain case was so small as to be almost animalish.
Invaders from the Infinite John Wood Campbell 1940
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Casey Anthony was photographed on the following evenings all smiles all party animalish.
Blogger News Network 2009
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I mean, for a long time now i've wanted something a little more animalish in wow.
WoW.com 2009
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