Creaturely

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of or suitable to a creature, often specifically a non-human animal.

    "Bracketed by two roiling group passages, smaller dances slink by, marked by much creaturely creeping and carnivorous eroticism."

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"Bracketed by two roiling group passages, smaller dances slink by, marked by much creaturely creeping and carnivorous eroticism."

Etymology

From creature + -ly.

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