BES'TIAL, adjective [from beast.]
1. Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts.
2. Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity of reason or humanity; carnal; as a bestial appetite.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.