simian
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7.7
- adjective
- /ˈsɪmiən/
:
simiesco
- But not before I discovered evidence... ...of a simian culture that existed long before the sacred scrolls were written.
When he speaks, I think it's easy for people to hear him or see his life and cast him aside as some simian esque, like just create and scourge on society.
- When he speaks, I think it's easy for people to hear him or see his life and cast him aside as some simian esque, like just create and scourge on society.
Examples
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Her eyelids fluttered beneath her simian brow.
Fiction book (1998) -
The figure came closer and turned into a short woman wearing a black dress, holding a dark, simian-looking baby in her arms.
Fiction book (1994) -
The father was short, spare, with simian length to his arms.
Fiction book (1992) -
...some characteristics of simian blood groups.
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Khral's simian brow wrinkled.
Fiction book (1998) -
Or maybe, she thought, he was simply reverting to his simian roots? A reverse of those diagrams charting the evolution of man from apes.
Fiction book (1998) -
And just take a look at the mug on this guy—the jutting eyebrows, the simian forehead, the idiotic grin.
Fiction book (1994) -
His simian features were evident in his long arms and prominent brow.
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The scientist studied simian behavior to understand the evolution of social structures in primates.
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With simian agility, the child climbed the tall tree while laughing gleefully.
Synonyms
1
5.4
Having the look or movement of a monkey
1
9.9
Having the shape and features of an ape
1
8.0
Like an ape in shape or behavior
Moving quickly and skillfully in a playful way like an animal that climbs and swings
How Ape-Like
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective simian comes from the Latin simia 'ape', so something described as simian looks or acts like an ape or monkey.