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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Bestial

/bĕs'-chəl/ · Bes·tial · IPA /ˈbɛs.t͡ʃəl/
01 a. Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts.
  1. 1.
    Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts.
    “Among the bestial herds to range.” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity of reason or humanity; irrational; carnal; beastly; sensual.
Syn. Brutish; beastly; brutal; carnal; vile; low; depraved; sensual; filthy.
02 n. A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; as, other kinds of bestial.
  1. 1.
    A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; as, other kinds of bestial.[Scot.]