animal — meaning in English

English meaning

• animal noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
• beastly adj Extremely unpleasant, cruel, or disgusting.

Senses

animal is used for these senses in English:

• beastly Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.

animal — full definition

1. noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
2. noun Any creature other than a human, especially a mammal.
3. noun Informal: a person who acts in a wild, brutal, or uncontrolled way.
4. adj Relating to animals, or driven by raw physical instinct rather than reason.

beastly — full definition

1. adj Extremely unpleasant, cruel, or disgusting.
2. adv British informal: to a great or extreme degree.

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