bestial
adj/ˈbɛs.ti.əl/UK/ˈbɛs.t͡ʃəl/US
Etymology
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.
Definitions
Beast-like.
- Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.
- By thee adulterous lust was driven from men / Among the bestial herds to range […]
Cattle.
- […] much must depend upon the way in which bestial are bought or reared, and the state of the markets when they are sold.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for bestial. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA