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anthropomorphically

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an⋅thro⋅po⋅mor⋅phic

  [an-thruh-puh-mawr-fik]
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–adjective
1. ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, esp. to a deity.
2. resembling or made to resemble a human form: an anthropomorphic carving.
Also, an⋅thro⋅po⋅mor⋅phous.

Origin:
1820–30; anthropo- + -morphic

Related forms:
an⋅thro⋅po⋅mor⋅phi⋅cal⋅ly, an⋅thro⋅po⋅mor⋅phous⋅ly, adverb
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an·thro·po·mor·phism   (ān'thrə-pə-môr'fĭz'əm)   
n.  Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
an'thro·po·mor'phic adj., an'thro·po·mor'phi·cal·ly adv., an'thro·po·mor'phist n.
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