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Bestially

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bes·tial  (bschl, bs-)
adj.
1. Beastly.
2. Marked by brutality or depravity.
3. Lacking in intelligence or reason; subhuman.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin bstilis, from Latin bstia, beast.]
bestial·ly adv.
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Adv.1.bestially - in an inhumane manner; "she treated her husband bestially"
brutishly, in a beastly manner


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