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Webster 1913 Edition
Belluine
Bel′lu-ine
,Adj.
[L.
belluinus
, fr. bellua
beast.] Pertaining to, or like, a beast; brutal.
[R.]
Animal and
belluine
life. Atterbury.
Webster 1828 Edition
Belluine
BEL'LUINE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
belluine
belluine
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
belluine (comparative more belluine, superlative most belluine)
- Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of beasts; bestial; brutal; animal.
References
- “†ˈbelluine, a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
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