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animalic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English animal Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English animalic From animal + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (rare) Of or concerning animals.
    • Real oud is complex material, with honey, tobacco, leaf, minty-fresh and castoreum animalic notes all mixed together. 2010, Luca Turin, Tania Sanchez, “M7”, in Perfumes: The A–Z Guide, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 233:

Forms

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most animalic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more animalic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

animalian