bestial

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

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Adjective [edit]

bestial (comparative more bestial, superlative most bestial)

  1. (literally and figuratively) Beast-like
    • Milton
      Among the bestial herds to range.

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Translations [edit]

beast-like

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French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

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

  1. bestial

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Portuguese [edit]

Adjective [edit]

bestial m and f (plural bestiais; comparable)

  1. bestial; brutish
  2. beastly

Romanian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French bestial, from Latin bēstiālis.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [bes.tiˈal]

Adjective [edit]

bestial 4 nom/acc forms

  1. bestial, animal
  2. (informal) cool

Declension [edit]

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 [edit]

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

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