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Bestial

//ˈbɛs.ti.əl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Beast-like. figuratively, literally
"Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial."

Adjective

1
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility wordnet

Noun

1
Cattle. Scotland, obsolete, plural, plural-only
"[…] much must depend upon the way in which bestial are bought or reared, and the state of the markets when they are sold."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English bestial, from Old French bestial, from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”) (whence English beast).

Etymology 2

From Middle Scots bestiall, from Middle English bestaile, from Old French bestaille, from Late Latin bēstiālia; later reinforced and remodelled on Middle French bestial, itself from Late Latin bēstiālis.

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