bestial

bes·tial  (bschl, bs-)

adj.

1. Beastly.

2. Marked by brutality or depravity.

3. Lacking in intelligence or reason; subhuman.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin bstilis, from Latin bstia, beast.]

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bestial·ly adv.

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bestial

Adjective

1. brutal or savage

2. of or relating to a beast [Latin bestia beast]

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Bestial collective term for domestic animals, 1393; replaced by cattle in the 17th century.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

bestial - resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" brute, brutish, beastly, brutal inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"

Translations

bestial [ˈbɛstɪəl] adj → bestial

bestial [ˈbɛstɪəl] adj → bestialisch