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bes·tial  audio  (bschl, bs-) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Beastly.
  2. Marked by brutality or depravity.
  3. Lacking in intelligence or reason; subhuman.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin bstilis, from Latin bstia, beast

OTHER FORMS:
bestial·ly(Adverb)


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