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BESTIALLY
bestially, brutishly, in a beastly manner
(adverb) in an inhumane manner; “she treated her husband bestially”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
bestially (comparative more bestially, superlative most bestially)
In a bestial manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Bes"tial*ly, adv.
Definition: In a bestial manner.
BESTIAL
Bes"tial, a. Etym: [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, n.
Definition: A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; as, other kinds of bestial. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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