Of or pertaining to a created or dependent being; having the character and limitations of a creature.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective rare Creatural; characteristic of a creature.
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adjective Characteristic of or suitable to a creature, often specifically a non-human animal
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creature + -ly
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Examples
As for the universe, God loves it because, by loving himself, he loves everything demanded by his beauty and mercy, and that includes an infinity of creaturely possibilities.
And the distinction between "higher" and "lower" systems in the brain offers no relief: for I no more initiate events in executive regions of my prefrontal cortex than I cause the creaturely outbursts of my limbic system.
And the distinction between "higher" and "lower" systems in the brain offers no relief: for I no more initiate events in executive regions of my prefrontal cortex than I cause the creaturely outbursts of my limbic system.
As for the universe, God loves it because, by loving himself, he loves everything demanded by his beauty and mercy, and that includes an infinity of creaturely possibilities.
And the distinction between "higher" and "lower" systems in the brain offers no relief: for I no more initiate events in executive regions of my prefrontal cortex than I cause the creaturely outbursts of my limbic system.
And the distinction between "higher" and "lower" systems in the brain offers no relief: for I no more initiate events in executive regions of my prefrontal cortex than I cause the creaturely outbursts of my limbic system.
And the distinction between "higher" and "lower" systems in the brain offers no relief: for I no more initiate events in executive regions of my prefrontal cortex than I cause the creaturely outbursts of my limbic system.
And the distinction between "higher" and "lower" systems in the brain offers no relief: for I no more initiate events in executive regions of my prefrontal cortex than I cause the creaturely outbursts of my limbic system.
qroqqa commented on the word creaturely
Solomon was the grand master of all creaturely being
in sublime necromancy, the rule and road of seeing
—Charles Williams, 'The Last Voyage', in Taliessin Through Logres
March 22, 2009