Dictionary entry

Bestial

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Bes″tial (�), a. [F. bestial, L. bestialis, fr. bestia beast. See Beast.] 1. Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts.

Among the bestial herds to range.

Milton.

2. Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity of reason or humanity; irrational; carnal; beastly; sensual. Shak.

Syn. — Brutish; beastly; brutal; carnal; vile; low; depraved; sensual; filthy.