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creaturely

American  
[kree-cher-lee] / ˈkri tʃər li /

adjective

  1. creatural.


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Etymology

Origin of creaturely

First recorded in 1655–65; creature + -ly

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 of far more interest, with its mingling of creaturely flesh, living and dead, is the work’s deep investment in ideas of transience and mortality.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 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 Evelyn Underhill

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