Definition of bestial Bestial
/bɛˈsʧʌl/ - [beschul] - bes•ti•al
We found 8 definitions of bestial from 6 different sources.
What does bestial mean?
WordNet
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| bestial - resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" | ||
| beastly, brute, brutish, brutal | ||
| inhumane lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bestial (Adjective)
Beast-like.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bestial (a.)
Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts. - bestial (a.)
Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity of reason or humanity; irrational; carnal; beastly; sensual. - bestial (n.)
A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; as, other kinds of bestial.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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bestial
Of or resembling a beast.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bestial
best′i-al, adj. like a beast: rude: brutally sensual.—n. (Scot.) a collective name for cattle.—v.t. Best′ialise, to make like a beast.—ns. Best′ialism, irrationality; Bestial′ity, beastliness: disgusting vice. [L. bestialis. See Beast.]
