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anthropomorphic

[an-thruh-puh-mawr-fik] / ˌæn θrə pəˈmɔr fɪk /
ADJECTIVE
manlike
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It’s not on us to not refer to something in anthropomorphic terms.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

They don’t play down the discomfort of telling children where meat comes from, especially considering the “rosy, anthropomorphic view of life on the farm” in many children’s books.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

They focus on AI tools -- whether text, audio, video or another form -- that have anthropomorphic personality traits and communication styles.

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

But then the first look at Robert Eggers‘ new gothic horror film, “Werwulf,” dropped and I quickly shifted my anthropomorphic allegiance.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

Serapis was an amalgam of Apis, the native bull god, and Osiris, the anthropomorphic lord of the dead—an instant “designer god” fashioned by the Ptolemies to give Greeks and Egyptians a deity in common.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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