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bestial

bes·tial

UK/ˈbɛs.ti.əl/ US/ˈbɛs.t͡ʃəl/ rare obsolete

adjective

1.

resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

  • “beastly desires”
  • “a bestial nature”
  • “brute force”
  • “a dull and brutish man”
  • “bestial treatment of prisoners”
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Origin

From Middle Scots bestiall, from Middle English bestayle, from Old French bestaille, from Late Latin bēstiālia; later reinforced and remodelled on Middle French bestial, itself from Late Latin bēstiālis.

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