bes´tial|ly

bes´tial|ly
bes|tial «BEHS chuhl, BEHST yuh», adjective.
1. a) like a beast; beastly; brutish. SYNONYM(S): base, brutal, depraved, vile. b) sensual; obscene. SYNONYM(S): gross, coarse, carnal.
2. of beasts: »

the bestial signs of the zodiac.

[< Latin bēstiālis < bēstia beast]
bes´tial|ly, adverb.

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  • bes|tial — «BEHS chuhl, BEHST yuh», adjective. 1. a) like a beast; beastly; brutish. SYNONYM(S): base, brutal, depraved, vile. b) sensual; obscene. SYNONYM(S): gross, coarse, carnal …   Useful english dictionary

  • bes´tial|i|za´tion — bes|tial|ize «BEHS chuh lyz, BEHST yuh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make bestial; brutalize; debase. –bes´tial|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • bes|tial|ize — «BEHS chuh lyz, BEHST yuh », transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make bestial; brutalize; debase. –bes´tial|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • bes·tial — …   Useful english dictionary

  • tial — ab·ba·tial; ad·ven·tial; ad·ven·ti·tial; agen·tial; an·te·nup·tial; bes·tial·ize; bes·tial·ly; ca·den·tial; cap·il·li·tial; car·di·nal·i·tial; ce·les·tial·ize; cir·cum·fer·en·tial; cir·cum·stan·tial·ly; cir·cum·stan·tial·ness; co·mi·tial;… …   English syllables

  • bes — as·bes·tic; as·bes·ti·form; as·bes·tine; as·bes·toid; as·bes·to·sis; bes; bes·sel; bes·sel s; bes·se·mer; bes·se·mer·ize; bes·sy; bes·ti·al·i·ty; bes·tial·ize; bes·tial·ly; bes·ti·a·rist; bes·ti·ary; bes·ti·culture; ca·bes·tro; cer·col·a·bes;… …   English syllables

  • bestial — bes·tial …   English syllables

  • bestially — bes·tial·ly …   English syllables

  • bestial — bes•tial [[t]ˈbɛs tʃəl, ˈbis [/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or having the form of a beast 2) lacking reason or intelligence 3) debased; inhuman • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME (< AF) < LL bēstiālis; see beast bes′tial•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • bestial — bes|tial [ bistʃl, bestʃl ] adjective 1. ) bestial behavior is extremely cruel: BARBARIC: bestial acts committed in the detention camps 2. ) used to describe sexual activity between a person and an animal …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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