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bes·tial
 bestial
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- pronunciation:
- bes
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bes
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
like a beast, esp. in brutality or order of intelligence.
In war, the enemy is sometimes portrayed as bestial in order to justify killing them.She had no choice but to tolerate his bestial behavior.- synonyms:
- beastly, brute, brutish
- antonyms:
- humane
- similar words:
- animal, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, brutal, cruel, fixed, inhuman, inhumane, merciless, primitive, ruthless, savage, truculent, unintelligent, wild
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| related words: |
brute, ferocious |
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| derivation: |
bestially (adv.) |
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