BESTIALS

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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