n.
Function: adjective
Date: 1615
1 : of, relating to, resembling, or derived from animals
2 a : of or relating to the physical or sentient as contrasted with the intellectual or rational b : SENSUAL , FLESHLY
3 : of or relating to the animal pole of an egg or to the part from which ectoderm normally develops
synonyms see CARNAL
– an · i · mal · ly \ -m ə -l ē \ adverb