apish
Example Sentences
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We, these weird, apish creatures capable of pondering their own origins, are the biggest mystery of all, I say.
From Scientific American
Returning to our humble, apish roots is the only way to see anti-science sentiment go the way of the dodo.
From Nature
They are evolutionary throwbacks, “savages” with apish, “atavistic” features.
From Scientific American
In his grossest display of disaffection, he apishly smeared his feces on the embassy walls, according to Ecuador’s interior minister.
From Washington Post
A hero who is apishly alpha or beatifically beta?
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
