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bestial

adjective as in brutal

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Bestial signifies amongst Scottish agriculturists cattle generally, the whole aggregate number of beasts on the farm.

Bestial, in modern usage, implies an intensified and degrading animalism.

Bestial in the uncertain light Hanuman leered with his carven mask.

Bestial, best′i-al, adj. like a beast: rude: brutally sensual.

Best′ialism, irrationality; Bestial′ity, beastliness: disgusting vice.

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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bestial, such as: barbarous, beastly, boorish, brutish, cruel, and depraved.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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