Animally

/ˈænɪməli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner relating to or characteristic of animals; in an animal-like way.

Etymology

From animal + -ly (Old English -lice, suffix forming adverbs meaning 'in the manner of'). The -ly adverb suffix is one of the most productive in English, converting almost any adjective into an adverb.

Kelly Says

While 'animally' is rarely used today, it appears in older philosophical texts discussing whether humans could ever behave 'animally'—a question that medieval and Renaissance thinkers debated extensively, trying to define what separated humans from beasts.

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