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creatural
Variant of creature
creature
definition
crea·ture (krē′c̸hər)
noun
- anything created, animate or inanimate
- an animate or living being; esp.,
- ☆ Chiefly Dial. a domestic animal, specif. a horse
- a human being: often used in a patronizing, contemptuous, commiserating, or endearing sense
- a strange or imaginary being
- one completely dominated by another or dependent on another
Etymology: OFr < L creatura
Related Forms:
- creatural crea′·tural adjective or creaturely crea′·turely
creature Idioms
the creature
whiskey or other intoxicating liquor: humorous usage
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