animal-like

adjective

Resembling an animal.

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animalesqueanimalishanimaliananimalisticbeastlybestialbrutish
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English animal →
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Meanings

adjectiveanimal-like (comparative more animal-like, superlative most animal-like)

comparative more animal-like · superlative most animal-like · alternative animallike

  1. Resembling an animal.

    Synonyms: animalesque, animalish, animalesque, animalian, animalish, animalistic, beastly, bestial

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling an animal.

Similar
animalesqueanimalishanimalesqueanimaliananimalishanimalisticbeastlybestialbrutish
Also see
animalesqueanimaliananimalishanimalisticbeastlybestialbrutish

Origin

  1. Latinanimālis
  2. Latinanimal
  3. Old Frenchanima
  4. Middle Englishanimal
  5. Englishanimal
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  7. Proto-Germanic*līką
  8. Englishanimal-like

From animal + -like.

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Translations

Italian animalesco
  • animalescoresembling an animal
Polish animalny, zwierzęcy
  • animalnyresembling an animal
  • zwierzęcyresembling an animal
Portuguese animalesco
  • animalescoresembling an animal
Spanish animalesco
  • animalescoresembling an animal
Cite this entry
APA

animal-like. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal-like

MLA

“animal-like.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal-like. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animal-like,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal-like.

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