Meanings
adjectiveanimalistic (comparative more animalistic, superlative most animalistic)
comparative more animalistic · superlative most animalistic
- Resembling or characteristic of an animal.
Synonyms: animalesque, animalian, animal-like, animalesque, animalian, animalish, animal-like, beastly
- Of or pertaining to animalism.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveResembling or characteristic of an animal.
adjectiveSavage; untamed.
Origin
Translations
Bengali হায়ওয়ানী
- হায়ওয়ানী (haẏẇanī)in the manner of an animal
German tierisch, animalistisch
- tierischin the manner of an animal
- animalistischof or pertaining to animalism
Hungarian állatias, animalisztikus
- állatiasin the manner of an animal
- animalisztikusof or pertaining to animalism
Italian animalesco, animalistico
- animalescoin the manner of an animal
- animalisticoof or pertaining to animalism
Polish zwierzęcy, animalny
- zwierzęcyin the manner of an animal
- animalnyin the manner of an animal
- animalistycznyof or pertaining to animalism
Russian анималисти́ческий
- анималисти́ческий (animalistíčeskij)of or pertaining to animalism
Swedish djurisk
- djuriskin the manner of an animal
Turkish hayvansı, hayvanımsı
- hayvansıin the manner of an animal
- hayvanımsıin the manner of an animal
- hayvaniin the manner of an animal
Ukrainian анімалісти́чний
- анімалісти́чний (animalistýčnyj)of or pertaining to animalism
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“animalistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animalistic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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