bestial
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bestial¹
- /ˈbɛs.ti.əl/ UK
- /ˈbɛs.t͡ʃəl/ US
- /ˈbis.t͡ʃəl/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English bestial, from Old French bestial, from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”) (whence English beast).
adjective more bestial · most bestial
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Beast-like.
Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial.
Similar: animalian, beastly, animalesque, animalish, animalistic, animal-like, bestial, brutish
bestial²
Where it comes from
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.
noun
- Cattle. […] much must depend upon the way in which bestial are bought or reared, and the state of the markets when they are sold.
Translations
Talk about this word "bestial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bestial. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bestial. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bestial "bestial." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bestial.Cite this
@misc{bestial_2026,
title = {bestial},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bestial},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
