bestial
adjective/ˈbestiəl/
/ˈbestʃəl/
(formal)- cruel and horrible; of or like a beast
- bestial acts/cruelty/noises
- He referred to their actions as ‘these bestial and barbaric acts’.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin bestialis, from Latin bestia ‘beast’.Definitions on the go
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