creaturely
Americanadjective
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Origin of creaturely
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“And can we hang on to the part of us that is creaturely, a part of nature and in person?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
“The word feral does not mean wild, but rewild, a creaturely life once free and then tamed, confined, and broken free again.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022
Though “Lovecraft Country” has every flavor of creaturely nightmares, its biggest horror is the way it misuses historical woes and seems blind to its own perpetuation of damaging tropes.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2020
It renders beluga caviar indistinguishable from tinned ham, a duchess as creaturely as a dog.
From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2018
He was not to set his heart on creaturely comforts nor love the things and interests of this life overmuch, but rather to trample them underfoot while gazing upwards.
From The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance by Sellars, Roy Wood
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