bestial

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɛst͡ʃəl/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈbiːstiəl/

Adjective

bestial (comparative more bestial, superlative most bestial)

1. (literally and figuratively) Beast-like
   • Milton

     Among the bestial herds to range.

Synonyms

• beastly

Derived terms

• bestialize
• bestialization

Related terms

• beast
• bestiary

Hypernyms

• faunal

Translations

beast-like

• Bulgarian: животински, зверски
• Danish: bestialsk (da), dyrisk (da)
• Finnish: eläimellinen (fi), petomainen (fi)
• German: tierisch (de)
• Latin: bēluālis (la), bēluīnus (la), bēluus (la)

• Romanian: bestial (ro) m and n, bestială (ro) f, animalic (ro) m and n, animalică (ro)
• Russian: скотский (ru) (skótskij)
• Spanish: bestial (es), animalesco (es)
• Tatar: вәхши (tt) (wäxşi)

Anagrams

• ableist
• albites
• astilbe
• bastile
• stabile

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɛs.tjal/
• Homophones: bestiale, bestiales

Adjective

bestial m (feminine bestiale, masculine plural bestiaux, feminine plural bestiales)

1. bestial

Anagrams

• baliste, établis

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Portuguese

Adjective

bestial m and f (plural bestiais; comparable)

1. bestial; brutish
2. beastly

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Romanian

Etymology

From French bestial, from Latin bēstiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [bes.tiˈal]

Adjective

bestial ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. bestial, animal
2. (informal) cool

Declension

declension of bestial

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	bestial		bestială	bestiali	bestiale
	definite	bestialul		bestiala	bestialii	bestialele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	bestial		bestiale	bestiali	bestiale
	definite	bestialului		bestialei	bestialilor	bestialelor

Usage notes

As indicated by the informal meaning of "cool", this word does not have the same negative connotations as in English.

Synonyms

• animalic
• feroce
• fioros
• sălbatic