Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: bestial
IPA transcription: [b'ɛstʃəl]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: beastly, bestial, brute(a), brutish, brutal
    Meaning: resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners"
Usage examples
  • An ignoble and bestial character, by the same process, is the result of the continued harbouring of grovelling thoughts.
  • A man whose first thought is bestial indulgence could neither think clearly nor plan methodically; he could not find and develop his latent resources, and would fail in any undertaking.