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creaturely

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

adjective

  1. creatural.


Other Word Forms

  • creatureliness noun
  • uncreaturely adjective

Etymology

Origin of creaturely

First recorded in 1655–65; creature + -ly

Example Sentences

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“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 is to feel, first of all, size — the blunt creaturely meaning of it.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2021

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

Our gracious Father preserved us in an humble Dependence on him through deep Exercises, that were mortifying to the creaturely Will.

From John Woolman's Journal by Woolman, John