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   Bes·tial

   /ˈbesCHəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of or like an animal or animals: "Darwin's revelations about our bestial beginnings" Similar animalbeastlikeanimalisticrare:zoictheriomorphictheroid
   • ▪ savagely cruel and depraved: "bestial and barbaric acts" Similar savagebrutishbrutalbarbarousbarbariccruelviciousviolentinhumansubhumandepraveddegenerateunnaturalpervertedcorruptimmoralamoralwarpedvilegrosssordidcarnallustfullecherouslicentiouslasciviousgoatishlibidinouslubricioussalaciousprurientlewdcrudeOpposite civilizedhumane

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin bestialis, from Latin bestia ‘beast’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bestially adverb

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   bestial meaning, definition, what is bestial: behaving like an animal, especially in a...: Learn more.

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   The meaning of BESTIAL is of or relating to beasts. How to use bestial in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bestial.

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   bestial / ˈ bɛstʃəl/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of BESTIAL. [more bestial; most bestial] formal. : resembling or suggesting an animal or beast : very cruel, violent, etc. bestial behavior. bestial violence. BESTIAL meaning: resembling or suggesting an animal or beast very cruel, violent, etc.

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun bestial. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Scottish English. bestial has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. agriculture (Middle English) animals (Middle English)

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   of, pertaining to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac. without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman: bestial treatment of prisoners. beastlike in gratifying one's sensual desires; carnal; debased.

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   adjective Marked by brutality or depravity; brutal or depraved. from The Century Dictionary. Belonging to a beast or to the class of beasts; animal. Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity of reason or humanity; carnal: as, a bestial appetite. noun In Scots law, the cattle on a farm taken collectively. noun A work on zoölogy.

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   bes·tial. pronunciation: bes chl [or] bes ti l. features: Word Combinations ( adjective) The meaning of bestial. Definition of bestial. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.