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bestial

[ bes-chuhl, bees- ]
/ ˈbɛs tʃəl, ˈbis- /
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adjective
of, relating 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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Origin of bestial

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, either from Anglo-French or directly from Late Latin bēstiālis (Latin bēsti(a) beast + -ālis -al1)

OTHER WORDS FROM bestial

bes·tial·ly, adverb

Words nearby bestial

best end, bestest, best friend, best girl, besti, bestial, bestiality, bestialize, bestiary, bestie, best in show
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Words related to bestial

barbarous, beastly, boorish, brutish, cruel, depraved, feral, inhuman, savage

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British Dictionary definitions for bestial

bestial
/ (ˈbɛstɪəl) /
adjective
brutal or savage
sexually depraved; carnal
lacking in refinement; brutish
of or relating to a beast

Derived forms of bestial

bestially, adverb

Word Origin for bestial

C14: from Late Latin bestiālis, from Latin bestia beast
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