bestial
Beast-likeBeast-like.
» War is a disgusting relic of humanity's bestial past.
Война — отвратительный пережиток звериного прошлого человечества.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively, literally)Beast-like.
tierisch
ско́тскийskótskij
- resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
Examples
2 sentencesWar is a disgusting relic of humanity's bestial past.
ruВойна — отвратительный пережиток звериного прошлого человечества. — odexed
Such are the data that clearly show the bestial face of the colonialists, the essence of their "civilizing" activities in the colonies.
ruТаковы данные, ясно показывающие звериный лик колонизаторов, суть их "цивилизаторской" деятельности в колониях. — soweli_Elepanto
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English bestial, from Old French bestial, from Late Latin bēstiālis, from LatiFrom Middle English bestial, from Old French bestial, from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”) (whence English beast).
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Forms
more bestial, most bestial| Comparative | more bestial Lesson |
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| Superlative | most bestial Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form