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bestial

bes·tial [ béschəl, bschəl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. inhuman: lacking human feelings of pity or remorse
bestial cruelty

2. sexually depraved: sexual in a depraved or purely physical manner

3. brutish: lacking intellect, reason, or culture

4. relating to beast: relating to or characteristic of a beast

[14th century. Via French< late Latin bestialis< Latin bestia "beast"]

bes·tial·ly adverb
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