animalistic

English

Etymology tree

English animal

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istader.

Old French -istebor.

Middle English -ist

English -ist

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English -istic

English animalistic

From animal + -istic.

animalistic (comparative more animalistic, superlative most animalistic)

In the manner of and/or resembling an animal.
Synonyms: animalesque, animalian, animal-like; see also Thesaurus:animallike
In the behaviour of an animal savage; untamed.
Synonyms: bestial, brutish; feral, tameless; see also Thesaurus:savage, Thesaurus:wild
Of or pertaining to animalism.

in the manner of an animal

of or pertaining to animalism