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   bestial

   /ˈbɛstɪəl/

   adjective

   • 1. of or like an animal or animals: "Darwin's revelations about our bestial beginnings" Similar animalbeastlikeanimalisticrare:zoictheriomorphictheroid
   • ▪ savagely cruel and depraved: "bestial and barbaric acts" Similar savagebrutishbrutalbarbarousbarbariccruelviciousviolentinhumansubhumandepraveddegenerateunnaturalpervertedcorruptimmoralamoralwarpedvilegrosssordidcarnallustfullecherouslicentiouslasciviousgoatishlibidinouslubricioussalaciousprurientlewdcrudeOpposite civilizedhumane

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin bestialis, from Latin bestia ‘beast’.

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   • 1. bestially adverb

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   What does bestial mean?

   • Bestial signifies amongst Scottish agriculturists cattle generally, the whole aggregate number of beasts on the farm. Bestial, in modern usage, implies an intensified and degrading animalism. Bestial in the uncertain light Hanuman leered with his carven mask. Bestial, best′i-al, adj. like a beast: rude: brutally sensual.

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   What is the plural of bestial?

   • , plural bes·ti·al·i·ties. brutish or beastly character or behavior; beastliness. an instance of bestial character or behavior. sexual relations between a person and an animal; sodomy.

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   What is bestial behavior?

   • When a human acts like an animal, their behavior is called bestial. Bestial is often used to describe behavior that is primitive or uncivilized. If someone living on a desert island took to grunting and crawling on all fours searching for bugs in dirt, you could say she had descended to the bestial. "Bestial."

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   What is a bestial roar?

   • 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.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   Bestial means of, relating to, or having the form of a beast, or without reason or intelligence. It can also mean beastlike in gratifying one's sensual desires or lacking in refinement. See the origin, derived forms, and usage examples of bestial.

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   Bestial means cruel or like an animal, or fierce and cruel, and without any human feelings. See examples, pronunciation, and translations of bestial in different languages.

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   When a human acts like an animal, their behavior is called bestial. Bestial is often used to describe behavior that is primitive or uncivilized. If someone living on a desert island took to grunting and crawling on all fours searching for bugs in dirt, you could say she had descended to the bestial.

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   Bestial means very unpleasant or disgusting, or brutal, savage, or beastlike. It can also mean sexually depraved or carnal. See examples, pronunciation, and word origin of bestial.

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   Bestial means brutal, depraved, or resembling a beast. Find the origin, usage, and examples of bestial and its related words in various dictionaries and thesaurus.