bestial meaning

UK US /ˈbɛstʃəl/ 2 syllables

bestial (adjective): resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility.

Definition of bestial

  1. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
    • beastly desires
    • a bestial nature
    • brute force
    • a dull and brutish man
    • bestial treatment of prisoners

    Synonyms: beastly, brute, brutish, brutal

    Similar: inhumane

    Related forms: bestialize, beast, bestiality

bestial in a sentence

How to pronounce bestial

bestial is pronounced /ˈbɛstʃəl/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with bestial

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BE · words ending in AL · 7-letter words

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