dzīvniecisks

Latvian

Etymology

From dzīvnieks (animal) + -isks (with k > c via palatalization).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dzīvniecisks (dzīvnieciskais comparative, dzīvnieciskāks superlative, visdzīvnieciskākais adverb, dzīvnieciski)

  1. animal, bestial, brutal (which is purely physiological, not subject to the mind or the spirit)
    dzīvniecisks instinktsanimal, bestial instinct
    dzīvnieciskas bailesanimal, bestial fear
  2. brutal, bestial, brutish, inhuman (totally unethical, immoral)
    dzīvniecisks naidsbestial, brutal hatred

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