bestial (redirected from bestialized)

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 [ˈbɛstɪəl]

adj

1. brutal or savage

2. sexually depraved; carnal

3. lacking in refinement; brutish

4. of or relating to a beast

[from Late Latin bestiālis, from Latin bestia beast]

bestially  adv

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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"

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bestial

adjective brutal, low, animal, gross, savage, beastly, primitive, degraded, sensual, vile, sordid, barbaric, inhuman, depraved, carnal, brutish, barbarous, scungy (Austral. & N.Z.), beastlike the bestial conditions into which the city has sunk

Translations

bestial [ˈbestɪəl] ADJ → bestial

bestial [ˈbɛstiəl] adj (= brutish) [behaviour, situation] → bestial(e)

bestial

adj acts, cruelty → bestialisch, tierisch; person, look, appearance (= cruel) → brutal; (= carnal) → tierisch

bestial [ˈbɛstɪəl] adj → bestiale

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bestial [ˈbɛstɪəl] adj → bestiale