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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?

   • The soldiers were accused of bestial acts against unarmed civilians. What is the pronunciation of bestial? 殘忍的, 野獸般的… 残忍的, 野兽般的… brutal, salvaje… brutal, depravado… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! BESTIAL definition: 1. cruel or like an animal: 2. cruel or like an animal: 3. fierce and cruel, and without any…. Learn more.

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   What is bestial behaviour?

   • If you describe behaviour or a situation as bestial, you mean that it is very unpleasant or disgusting. The police have failed to protect vulnerable women despite repeated and bestial attacks. ...the bestial conditions into which the city has sunk. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4.

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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 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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   adjective. formal disapproving uk / ˈbes.ti.əl / us / ˈbes.ti.əl / Add to word list. cruel or like an animal: The soldiers were accused of bestial acts against unarmed civilians. Synonyms. brutal. brutish. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbically. acerbity. acidly. anti-cruelty. cruelly.

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     BESTIAL meaning: 1. cruel or like an animal: 2. cruel or...

   • Znaczenie Bestial, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     bestial definicja: 1. cruel or like an animal: 2. cruel or...

   • Bestial in Traditional Chinese

     BESTIAL translate: 殘忍的;野獸般的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     BESTIAL translate: 残忍的;野兽般的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     BEST-SELLING definition: 1. (of a product) extremely popular...

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   The meaning of BESTIAL is of or relating to beasts. How to use bestial in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Bestial.

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   Bestial definition: of, relating to, or having the form of a beast. See examples of BESTIAL used in a sentence.

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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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   Definition of bestial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   If you describe behaviour or a situation as bestial, you mean that it is very unpleasant or disgusting. The police have failed to protect vulnerable women despite repeated and bestial attacks. ...the bestial conditions into which the city has sunk. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Define bestial. bestial synonyms, bestial pronunciation, bestial translation, English dictionary definition of bestial. 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....