bestial
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bes·tial
(bĕs′chəl, bēs′-)adj.
1. Of or resembling a beast: a bestial roar.
2. Marked by brutality or depravity; brutal or depraved: capable of the most bestial acts imaginable.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia, beast.]
bes′tial·ly adv.
bestial
(ˈbɛstɪəl)adj
1. brutal or savage
2. sexually depraved; carnal
3. lacking in refinement; brutish
4. of or relating to a beast
[C14: from Late Latin bestiālis, from Latin bestia beast]
ˈbestially adv
bes•tial
(ˈbɛs tʃəl, ˈbis-)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or having the form of a beast.
2. lacking reason or intelligence.
3. debased; inhuman.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin bēstiālis; see beast]
bes′tial•ly, adv.
Bestial
collective term for domestic animals, 1393; replaced by cattle in the 17th century.ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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bestial
adj acts, cruelty → bestialisch, tierisch; person, look, appearance (= cruel) → brutal; (= carnal) → tierisch
bestial
a. bestial, irracional, brutal.