animally
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Adjective
[edit]animally (comparative more animally, superlative most animally)
- Resembling or characteristic of an animal.
- 2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood:
- There were, besides the pleasant fruity smells, a number of vile, animally smells that one could easily make from simple ingredients or extract from plants.
Etymology 2
[edit]From animal (adjective) + -ly.
Adverb
[edit]animally (comparative more animally, superlative most animally)
- In respect of the physical or "animal" faculties, as opposed to the intellect or spirit.
- 1902, William James, “Lectures IV and V: The Religion of Healthy-mindedness”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 79:
- 'Cosmic emotion' inevitably takes them in the form of enthusiasm and freedom. I speak not only of those who are animally happy.
- (obsolete) In respect of the anima or animal spirits.
Translations
[edit]in respect of the animal faculties
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