animally
Like wild beasts
In a manner characteristic of animals—driven by instinct, appetite, or physical sensation rather than reason or refinement.
The word suggests raw, bodily behavior: He ate animally, tearing at the meat with his hands.
Rare in contemporary usage, appearing mostly in older or literary texts.
First in origin
- visceralArising from deep instinct
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- carnalRelating to physical urges
- brutishCruel and uncivilized
uncivilized · caveman · atavistic · savage · raw · gut · urges · drives
Wild after domestication
- untamedNot domesticated
- savageFierce and untamed
- beastlySavagely cruel or unpleasant
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
primal · raw · undomesticated · jungle · wilderness · predator · prey · survival
Driven by natural impulse
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- packGroup or compress
- herdGrazing animals together
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
defensive · mating · nesting · grooming · aggressive · submissive · dominance · howling
primal
First in origin
brutish · uncivilized · caveman · atavistic · savage · raw · gut · urges · drives · unrefined
feral
Wild after domestication
ferocious · primal · raw · undomesticated · jungle · wilderness · predator · prey · survival · hunt
instinctual
Driven by natural impulse
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- packGroup or compress
- herdGrazing animals together
predatory · defensive · mating · nesting · grooming · aggressive · submissive · dominance · howling · prowling
muscular
Having well-developed sinews
fur · hide · mane · tail · paws · snout · fangs · claws · hooves · horns
animallyspiritually
Concerning the soul
divinely · celestially · transcendently · ethereally · angelically
animallyhumanely
With benevolent consideration
rationally · civilly · intellectually · morally · nobly
- stuffed animalsSoft sewn toy creatures
- wild animalUndomesticated creature
- farm animalsDomesticated agricultural creatures
- baby animalsImmature offspring of fauna
- animal shelterFacility housing homeless pets
- Animal CrossingLife simulation franchise
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