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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bes•tial /ˈbɛstʃəl, ˈbis-/USA pronunciation adj. - of or like a beast.
- savage;
revolting:bestial behavior.
bes•tial•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bes•tial (bes′chəl, bēs′-),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining 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.
- Late Latin bēstiālis (Latin bēsti(a) beast + -ālis -al1)
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English (1350–1400
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