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bestial definition

bes·tial (bes′c̸həl, -tyəl; often bēs′-)

adjective

  1. of beasts or lower animals
  2. like a beast in qualities or behavior; brutish or savage; brutal, coarse, vile, etc.

Etymology: ME & OFr < LL bestialis < L bestia, beast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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