animalistic
Example Sentences
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Mexicans have plenty of spiritual animalistic icons and regional exclusives that make sense, from the endangered axolotl salamander to Xoloitzcuintle, a hairless dog.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Now, in the week running up to the Six Nations, he's talking in animalistic terms again.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
“The moment that this starts becoming chaotic — like animalistic — we’re gone,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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
Her breath was ragged, animalistic, the opposite of pretty.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
