animalistic
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- adjective
- /ˌænɪməˈlɪstɪk/
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animalista
- Jacob is battling for his very soul and tears at the demon with an animalistic fury that takes it by surprise.
- animalistic spirits
You know, dominance is, is the most basic animalistic way that we get status.
- You know, dominance is, is the most basic animalistic way that we get status.
- For them, it's to meet a basic animalistic need.
- Is it animalistic like sex, Just lust, lust for another human?
- You chose a wandering outcast, beastly, and that's an important term, beastly, animalistic life.
- So you talk about a need for feedback that comes kind of from an animalistic place.
- And so I think maybe once we see him in the ring again, we might, we might see him more animalistic version of Logan Paul.
- The hind brain, this very ancient animalistic side of the female brain is yearning for the guy who's just going to come along and take her.
- Simultaneously the most powerful and the most animalistic and useless simultaneously.
- You don't never hear those stories because you want to still show this animalistic nature to be able to measure up to the history.
- And so this is again for me now, literally there is like something you could also say there is something animalistic about you.
Examples
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Physical attraction between man and woman is animalistic and very physical.
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You know, dominance is, is the most basic animalistic way that we get status.
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All I knew is there had to be something animalistic about it, and they made up this game...
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So you talk about a need for feedback that comes kind of from an animalistic place.
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There is something incredibly animalistic about him.
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He's had more of an animalistic vibe emanating from him.
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You are responding to the body and you're responding to the sexual acts per se in a way that is quite animalistic.
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They renounced their humanity and returned to their animalistic roots.
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The males receive animalistic monikers, such as Mr. Brady's "Big Eagle of Large Nest" and Greg's "Stalking Wolf."
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There is something incredibly animalistic about his instinct to hunt for food.
Synonyms
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A quick natural reaction that happens without thinking
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Relating to strong physical desires rather than thought
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About the basic physical needs and natural fears of animals and people
Acts like an animal because of strong instinct or violent behavior
About animals and their lives
How Animalistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Animalistic comes from animal, which itself comes from the Latin root anima meaning 'breath' or 'soul'. So, to be animalistic is to act 'like an animal' — driven by basic natural feelings rather than careful thought.