Meaning & Definition of Bestial in English
English⟶
Bestial
/bɛsʧəl/
adjective
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"
synonym:
- beastly,
- bestial,
- brute(a),
- brutish,
- brutal
Examples of using
People talk sometimes of a bestial cruelty, but that's a great injustice and insult to the beasts; a beast can never be so cruel as a man, so artistically cruel. The tiger only tears and gnaws, that's all he can do. He would never think of nailing people by the ears, even if he were able to do it.