adjective.
In the manner of an animal; savage; untamed.
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adjective.
of or pertaining to animalism
Word Usage
"It's a pride that comes across most potently in a beautifully staged scene where Stanley listens unseen while his sister-in-law denigrates what she calls his animalistic, subhuman behavior."