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Webster 1913 Edition


Bestial

Bes′tial

,
Adj.
[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.

Bes′tial

,
Noun.
A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle;
as, other kinds of
bestial
.
[Scot.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Bestial

BES'TIAL

,
Adj.
[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.