German-English translation for "affenartig"

"affenartig" English translation

affenartig

Adjektiv | adjective adj

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apelike, simian, simioid, monkeylike, simious, pithecoid
examples
  • mit affenartiger Geschwindigkeit figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    like greased lightning
    mit affenartiger Geschwindigkeit figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
We have a much larger brain than our ape ancestors.
Wir haben ein viel größeres Gehirn als unsere affenartigen Vorfahren.
Source: TED
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