animalistic
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While Berenger attempts to atone for his ill grace at their last meeting, a frowzy, bedridden Jean becomes increasingly antagonistic—and animalistic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Now, in the week running up to the Six Nations, he's talking in animalistic terms again.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Potrykus makes a psychologically revealing meal out of every nervous interjection of Derek’s until they become animalistic and eventually sorrowful.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
Sigmund Freud thought smell related to animalistic behavior and was relevant in humans mostly in terms of behavioral pathology.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025
“Por favor, señoritas, don’t kill me,” the chupacabras cried out in a thick, animalistic voice.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
