animally meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

animally

adj

UK /ˈanɪməli/

Etymology From animal + -y.

Resembling or characteristic of an animal.

There were, besides the pleasant fruity smells, a number of vile, animally smells that one could easily make from simple ingredients or extract from plants.2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood:

adv

Etymology From animal + -ly.

In respect of the physical or "animal" faculties, as opposed to the intellect or spirit.

'Cosmic emotion' inevitably takes them in the form of enthusiasm and freedom. I speak not only of those who are animally happy.1902, William James, “Lectures IV and V: The Religion of Healthy-mindedness”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 79:

Obsolete In respect of the anima or animal spirits.