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semi-human

semi-human adjective: partially humanlike.

Adjective

semi-human (not comparable)

  1. Partially humanlike.
    • The greater exposure to danger which these more adventurous spirits encountered and the constant struggles that these semi-human creatures must have had with definite enemies no less than with the forces of nature provided factors which rapidly weeded out those unfitted for the new conditions, and...1912 September 6, “Say Life Problem Cannot Be Solved”, in The New York Times
    • Great God! They were moving! They were rushing swiftly and noiselessly downwards! Black, black as night, huge, ill-defined, semi-human and altogether evil and damnable.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

Noun

semi-human (plural semi-humans)

  1. Any creature that is partly human or human-like.

Examples of semi-human in a sentence

  • In one of the layers, close to the floor, are bones of Australopithecus prometheus, a small, spry primate whom Professor Dart considers at least semi-human.1955 January 17, “Science: Ever-Populated Valley”, in TIME, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2008:
  • Rea is a virtual mannequin that seems semi-human.2000 September 18, Dolly Setton, “Invasion of the Virbots”, in Forbes:

Forms of semi-human

Adjective
alternative formsemihuman
Noun
pluralsemi-humans

Origin of semi-human

From semi- + human.

Questions about semi-human

What does semi-human mean?
Semi-human means partially humanlike.
How do you use semi-human in a sentence?
In one of the layers, close to the floor, are bones of Australopithecus prometheus, a small, spry primate whom Professor Dart considers at least semi-human.
What part of speech is semi-human?
Semi-human can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near semi-human in the dictionary

  1. semi-hibernations
  2. semi-highway
  3. semi-highways
  4. semi-homemade
  5. semi-hourly
  6. semi-human
  7. semi-humans
  8. semi-identical
  9. semi-incarcerated
  10. semi-incarceration
  11. semi-incarcerations

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