animalistic

adjective

Definition of animalisticnext
as in brute
having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal with animalistic fury the boxer tore into his opponent

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  1. brute
  2. brutal
  3. feral
  4. bestial
Adjective
  • Vea is a challenge for a 49ers’ offensive line that depends on agility, angles and leverage rather than brute force under the instruction of run game coordinator/line coach Chris Foerster.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Regardless of Tuesday's outcome, Trump's cultural influence has reshaped the country's political landscape by brute force.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of brute
Adjective
  • Tyson was known for his brutal knockouts, as his first 19 fights ended early — 12 in the first round.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • In our age of brutal wars, authoritarian politics, cultures of contempt, and technology that promises to replace us with machines, what is left of the idea of the human being?
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of brutal
Adjective
  • Research has found that both domestic and feral cats are food sources for coyotes, says Kohl.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Other invasive plant species and plant-hungry feral goats have likely done a number on the isolated plant’s overall population.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of feral
Adjective
  • The rape/bestial fetish is framed as a fantasy imagined by a woman, curiously beginning as an assault.
    Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024
  • An American heiress, Lucy (Lisbeth Hummel) shows up, destined to marry the horse-loving son of the manor, whose family is embroiled in significant turmoil over a Cardinal arriving to bless the newlyweds (apparently as a way to lift a bestial curse).
    Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 31 July 2024
Definition of bestial
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