bestial

[ bes-chuh l, 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.

Origin of bestial

1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin bēstiālis (Latin bēsti(a) beast + -ālis -al1)

OTHER WORDS FROM bestial

bes·tial·ly, adverb

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Words related to bestial

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

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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