creaturely
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- creatureliness noun
- uncreaturely adjective
Etymology
Origin of creaturely
Example Sentences
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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
It renders beluga caviar indistinguishable from tinned ham, a duchess as creaturely as a dog.
From The Guardian • Nov. 30, 2018
But the titles she gives them elicit a creaturely essence.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2018
For all words, and all that men may learn and understand in a creaturely fashion, is foreign to this and far below the truth that I mean.
From Ruysbroeck by Underhill, Evelyn
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