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.

  1. derived from bēstiālis
  2. derived from bestial
  3. derived from bēstiālia
  4. derived from bestaille
  5. derived from bestayle
  6. borrowed from bestiall

Definitions

  1. 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 […]
  2. 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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA