单词	bestial
释义	bestialbes‧ti‧al /ˈbestiəl $ ˈbestʃəl/ adjective literary Word Origin WORD ORIGINbestial Origin: 1300-1400 Old French, Latin bestialis, from bestia ‘beast’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS His evil and bestial nature stands directly opposed to our just and civilised culture. In each the primitive, sometimes bestial is joined obdurately to the modern and sophisticated. Milton has already dispelled our traditional view of an awesome, bestial figure, in favour of one who possesses a destroyed beauty. One entire flank of the Witch King's army was held by Chaos Knights and their bestial retinues. Until recently, Camille would have responded to a rebuke with a display of bestial ferocity. behaving like an animal, especially in a cruel way:  bestial and barbaric acts—bestially adverb
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