Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Psychically; in the manner of the anima; with respect to the anima bruta, or to animal spirits. Cudworth.
  • Physically, corporeally, bodily, as opposed to mentally or intellectually.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb Physically.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb obsolete In respect of the anima or animal spirits.
  • adverb In respect of the physical or "animal" faculties, as opposed to the intellect or spirit.

Etymologies

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From animal +‎ -ly.

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Examples

  • She was frowning, thinking of her children, less gloating over them than merely animally counting them — a cat checking her cubs with a paw.

    Tender is the Night 2003

  • Blindly and animally, he pulled his leash across the cutting jet.

    Explorations ANDERSON, Poul 1981

  • Christ felt that; and I do not think we half enough realise how large an element in the sorrows of the Man of Sorrows, and of the grief with which He was acquainted, was His necessary association with people who, He felt, did not in the least degree understand Him, however truly, blindly, and almost animally, they might love Him.

    Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark Alexander Maclaren 1868

  • From a completely selfish and almost animally stupid point of view, it posits that a * single point* of discussion concerning gay rights is a "defining point" for absolutely everyone under all circumstances and in all contexts.

    Gay/Lesbian Forum 2009

  • From a completely selfish and almost animally stupid point of view, it posits that a * single point* of discussion concerning gay rights is a "defining point" for absolutely everyone under all circumstances and in all contexts.

    Gay/Lesbian Forum 2009

  • Naturally, the stunning footage of animals doing animally things and tiny cameras catching squeaking chicks is great too ... but there's something about the show that makes you feel like the screen of your TV has dissolved and you could almost reach out and touch the presenters or tickle the assorted beasts.

    TV Scoop 2009

  • In the barbarian state of societies, where physical force dominates, it is the most muscular and pugilistically and brutally and animally successful male who captures and possesses the largest number of females; and no doubt he would be justified in regarding any social change which gave to woman a larger freedom of choice, and which would so perhaps give to the less brutal but perhaps more intelligent male, whom the woman might select, an equal opportunity for the gratification of his sexual wishes and for the producing of offspring, as a serious loss.

    Woman and Labour 2003

  • As specimens of courage not in the higher order Aristotle gives the cases of soldiers whose skill enables them to meet without much apprehension what others would dread, and who are ready to flee as soon as grave danger is seen: of animally courageous men whose action is hardly moral: of courage where hope is largely in excess over dread: of ignorance which does not apprehend the risk: and of civic virtue which is moved by the sanction of reward and penalty.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

  • In the barbarian state of societies, where physical force dominates, it is the most muscular and pugilistically and brutally and animally successful male who captures and possesses the largest number of females; and no doubt he would be justified in regarding any social change which gave to woman a larger freedom of choice, and which would so perhaps give to the less brutal but perhaps more intelligent male, whom the woman might select, an equal opportunity for the gratification of his sexual wishes and for the producing of offspring, as a serious loss.

    Woman and Labour Olive Schreiner 1887

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    WN.com - Articles related to Russia and US go to war over 'Merchant of Death' 2010

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