Relating to or of the nature of animism; characteristic of animistic beliefs or practices.
From animastic + -al (suffix forming adjectives from other adjectives or nouns). This adds redundancy to animastic, showing the historical tendency to double adjectival suffixes, as seen in words like 'comical' and 'tropical'.
The existence of both 'animastic' and 'animastical' reminds us that English once was far more flexible with stacking suffixes—modern English has streamlined this, preferring 'animistic' or 'animistical' instead, showing how languages naturally prune redundancy over time.
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