half-human
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The name Satyrex combines Satyr, a half-human, half-beast figure from Greek mythology known for exaggerated anatomy, with the Latin word rēx, meaning "king."
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
Unfortunately for Rumi, the lead singer of Huntr/x, her usually powerful voice keeps failing her, and this is tied to the secret she’s hiding of being half-human, half-demon.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025
Mortal Kombat 1 introduces a roster of Kameo characters such as Jax Briggs and the half-human, half-dragon Goro that can act as sidekicks to the main combatants.
From Washington Times • Nov. 25, 2023
There’s an appealing looseness to writer-director-star Noah Segan’s “Blood Relatives,” a vampire dramedy about a century-old undead creature discovering he has a half-human teenage daughter.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2022
The way the mists threw back the shifting light made their features seem bestial, half-human, twisted.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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