Bestial

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈbÉ›st͡ʃəl/
• GenAm IPA: /ˈbiːstiÉ™l/

Origin

Old French bestial, from Latin bēstiālis, from bēstia ("beast") (whence English beast).

Full definition of bestial

Adjective

1. (literally and figuratively) Beast-like
• unknown date MiltonAmong the bestial herds to range.

Synonyms

• beastly
• animalian

Derived terms

• bestialize
• bestialization

Related terms

• beast
• bestiary

Hypernyms

• faunal

Anagrams

• ableist, albites, astilbe, bastile, stabile