Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or characterized by animalism; sensual.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective of or pertaining to animalism.
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- adjective In the manner of an
animal ;savage ;untamed .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or pertaining to animalism
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Examples
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It's a pride that comes across most potently in a beautifully staged scene where Stanley listens unseen while his sister-in-law denigrates what she calls his animalistic, subhuman behavior.
Fore, right! MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Critic 2009
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It's a pride that comes across most potently in a beautifully staged scene where Stanley listens unseen while his sister-in-law denigrates what she calls his animalistic, subhuman behaviour.
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It's a pride that comes across most potently in a beautifully staged scene where Stanley listens unseen while his sister-in-law denigrates what she calls his animalistic, subhuman behaviour.
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We destroy ourselves when we separate ourselves from that which is divine within us by 'trading' it for that which is temporal, base and 'animalistic' - of this world.
What did Francis mean by 'Poverty'? St. Joseph's Secular Franciscan Fraternity 2009
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Well there is a great deal of it, particularly in the beginning of the book, and it is incredibly raw and animalistic, which is actually where the relationship is between the two main characters.
Book Review - Erotomania: A Romance Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008
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Well there is a great deal of it, particularly in the beginning of the book, and it is incredibly raw and animalistic, which is actually where the relationship is between the two main characters.
Archive 2008-07-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2008
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Without adequate moral constraints, people are animalistic, which is why cannibalism, human sacrifice and slavery have been the rule of history, not the exception.
The New American 2009
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Without adequate moral constraints, people are animalistic, which is why cannibalism, human sacrifice and slavery have been the rule of history, not the exception.
The New American 2009
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Without adequate moral constraints, people are animalistic, which is why cannibalism, human sacrifice and slavery have been the rule of history, not the exception.
The New American 2009
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How far do you have to be pushed to go into that kind of animalistic behavior?
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