Animalistic
Animalistic adjective - Of or pertaining to animalism.
Brutal and animalistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Brutal" instead an adjective "Animalistic".
Brutal
Brutal adjective - Having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal.
Usage example: a coarse, brutal man who has no sense of what it means to be refined or sensitive or cultured
Animalistic and brutal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Animalistic" instead an adjective "Brutal".
Both words in one sentence
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It's brutal (yet consensual) and animalistic but is deliberately intended to not be titilating.
Source: Series / True Detective - He may be a brutal warrior but, as he makes a point of expressing, at least he knows what he's doing (trying to unite his people and re-establish formal society on Sakaar) and when to stop, unlike the aimless and animalistic Skaar.
Source: Anti Villain / Comic Books
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