单词 | animalish |
释义 | animalishadj.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > [adjective] > of the nature of animals animalish1653 zoic1898 1653 J. Böhme Consideration upon Bk. Esaias Stiefel 119 For every Spirit eateth of that of which he hath his Original: as, the Animalish Mortal Soul eateth of the Spirit of the World. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. ii. 73 To think that there was any Animalish Nature before all these Animals. 2. Resembling (that of) an animal or animals. ΚΠ 1850 Water-cure Jrnl. 10 145/2 We might instance the Esquimaux Indians—a greasy, stupid, animalish, sleepy, unenterprising, insignificant nation. 1880 Tinsley's Mag. 27 277/2 He looked so painfully animalish, with his huge brawny shoulders and coarse strained arms. 1902 Onlooker 9 July 58 He was a coarse, animalish creature, this mathematician; a half idiot and utterly without education. 1930 ‘H. Z. Smith’ Not so Quiet vi. 146 Nothing will convince me that all men are so—so animalish. 1988 M. Bishop Unicorn Mountain (1989) xxxiv. 401 Her voice an animalish growl. 2000 M. Winter This All Happened iii. 58 People who make fun of themselves and are..sexy and rough and animalish and playful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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