adj

bestial

BEHS-tee-uhl

adj

Savage, cruel, or animal-like in a shocking or brutal way.

"The soldiers were accused of bestial acts against civilians."

How to Use Bestial

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishBehaving in a brutal, savage way, as if lacking human decency.

When to use it

A strong, negative word, mostly used to condemn extreme cruelty.

more bestial comparative, most bestial superlative

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From Old French bestial, from Latin bēstia, "beast."

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