Creaturely

Origin

creature + -ly

Full definition of creaturely

Adjective

1. Characteristic of or suitable to a creature, often specifically a non-human animal
• 2007, March 5, Claudia La Rocco, Infernal Shades, Apparitions at Dusk, Spirits Who Tango, Bracketed by two roiling group passages, smaller dances slink by, marked by much creaturely creeping and carnivorous eroticism.

Derived terms

• creatureliness