- Beastly.
- Marked by brutality or depravity.
- Lacking in intelligence or reason; subhuman.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia, beast.]
bestially bes'tial·ly adv.
Dictionary:
bes·tial (bĕs'chəl, bēs'-) ![]() |
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia, beast.]
bestially bes'tial·ly adv.| Thesaurus: bestial |
| WordNet: bestial |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
Synonyms: beastly, brute, brutish
| Translations: Bestial |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bestialsk, dyrisk
Nederlands (Dutch)
beestachtig
Français (French)
adj. - (lit, fig) bestial
Deutsch (German)
adj. - bestialisch, brutal, tierisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ζωώδης, κτηνώδης
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bestial, brutal
Русский (Russian)
звериный, зверский, скотский
Español (Spanish)
adj. - bestial, bruto
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - djurisk, bestialisk, rå
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
似野兽的, 卑劣的, 残忍的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 似野獸的, 卑劣的, 殘忍的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 짐승의, 무지한, 짐승 같은
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 野獣のような, 残酷な, 獣的な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) وحشي, بهيمي, فاحش
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - חייתי, אכזרי
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