| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|mȯrfik, -ēk adjective
also an·thro·po·morph·i·cal -fə̇kəl, -ēk-
Etymology: Late Latin anthropomorph us + English -ic, -ical
1. : described or thought of as having human form or attributes : represented with human characteristics or under a human form : ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman things : crudely human or man-centered in character
an anthropomorphic concept of God
anthropomorphic figurines
crude anthropomorphic supernaturalism
anthropomorphic terms used in describing the activities of ants
an anthropomorphic picture of the universe
2. : derived from or having a human form
an anthropomorphic monument
geometric, zoomorphic, and anthropomorphic ornament
• an·thro·po·morph·i·cal·ly -fə̇k(ə)lē, -li, -ēk- adverb