animalicadj.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iii. vi. 281 The Eggs of a perfect Animal..will lose their animalick [printed Animatick] Faculties, being frozen or concrete with cold.

1850 C. H. Meeker tr. ‘J. H. Rausse’ Errors Pract. Water-cure 239 Hydrophobia cannot be otherwise explained than by the hypothesis of animalic production of foreign being.

1878 T. Sinclair Mount 171 Falling next to Drydenism, and finishing with the animalic lyre of innuendo.

1912 Jewish Q. Rev. 2 426 Accordingly, the interdict would remain in force with reference to all offerings of the animalic kind.

1967 ‘A. Kavan’ Ice v. 53 A troop of horsemen galloped along the street... The whole troop went careering past, rolling their bloodshot, demented, animalic eyes.

2001 Guardian 27 Sept. (Online section) 10/3 The vomeronasal organ..can smell odorants classified as animalic, camphoraceous, citrus, floral, fruity, minty, musky, sweet or woody.