Meaning & use
ursine
Relating to or resembling a bear in appearance or behavior.
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The actor's ursine build made him perfect for the role of the gruff woodsman.
With its slow, ursine gait, the costume character lumbered across the stage.
A note on using this word
A formal, mostly literary or scientific word; 'bearlike' is the everyday equivalent.
Words with a similar meaning
bearlike
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