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- adjective Resembling an
animal .
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Examples
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The protagonist's animal-like need to protect his son, and find meaning through him in the face of an acute awareness of his own mortality, took on a new colour.
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The moment when you hear the animal-like roar order transitions in to chaos.
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He did not exactly say the words recorded, but he made animal-like sounds with his mouth that meant the same thing.
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In the “Twilight” universe, were - wolves change in a flash, and their new forms are entirely animal-like.
WEREWOLVES: THE NEW VAMPIRES | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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I have seen him follow Wolf Larsen about with his eyes, like an animal its keeper, the while the animal-like snarl sounded deep in his throat and vibrated forth between his teeth.
Chapter 16 2010
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Deep in his throat, in an animal-like way, Hans's rage still rumbled, and several times he made as though to spring back upon his prey and was only prevented by the woman's swiftly interposed body.
THE UNEXPECTED 2010
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The wind begins to make a singular, animal-like howl, and the rain is so loud it sounds like a freight train coming.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part III Richard Bangs 2011
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The wind begins to make a singular, animal-like howl, and the rain is so loud it sounds like a freight train coming.
Richard Bangs: Following Brad and Angelina to Namibia, Part III Richard Bangs 2011
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He slept seven hours of heavy, animal-like sleep, and awoke by the alarm, feeling that he had not had enough.
Chapter 16 2010
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It was pure killer instinct, her animal-like determination not to be raped or killed, coupled with a no-holds-barred willingness to do the unthinkable.
Melissa Soalt: Women: Reconnect with Your Innate Ability to Physically Defend Yourself Melissa Soalt 2010
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
abbr. commander
abbr. commonwealth
February 19, 2015