bestial

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bestial, from Old French bestial, from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”) (whence English beast). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛs.ti.əl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛs.t͡ʃəl/, /ˈbis.t͡ʃəl/ ==== Adjective ==== bestial (comparative more bestial, superlative most bestial) (literally and figuratively) Beast-like. ===== Synonyms ===== beastly animalian ===== Hypernyms ===== faunal ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== beast bestiary ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Scots bestiall, from Middle English bestaile, from Old French bestaille, from Late Latin bēstiālia; later reinforced and remodelled on Middle French bestial, itself from Late Latin bēstiālis. ==== Noun ==== bestial pl (plural only) (Scotland, obsolete) Cattle. === Anagrams === Stabile, ableist, albites, astilbe, bastile, libates, stabile == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛs.tjal/ Homophones: bestiale, bestiales === Adjective === bestial (feminine bestiale, masculine plural bestiaux, feminine plural bestiales) bestial ==== Related terms ==== bête === Further reading === “bestial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === baliste, établis == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). === Adjective === bestial m or f (plural bestiais) beastly massive, huge, giant tremendous, fantastic, awesome ==== Related terms ==== bestia bestialidade == Middle English == === Alternative forms === beestial, beestyal, bestiall, bestialle, bestyal, bestyall === Etymology === From Old French bestial, from Late Latin bēstiālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbɛstiˈal/, /ˈbɛstial/, /ˌbɛːstiˈal/, /ˈbɛːstial/ === Adjective === bestial animal (of or pertaining to animals) physical; non-spiritual (of faculties, knowledge, etc.) beastly, depraved (lacking human sensibility) stupid, unlearned ==== Synonyms ==== beestly (all senses) ==== Derived terms ==== bestially ==== Descendants ==== English: bestial ==== References ==== “bē̆stiā̆l(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Etymology === First known attestation circa 1190, borrowed from Latin bēstiālis. === Adjective === bestial m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bestiale) bestial (of or relating to a beast) ==== Related terms ==== beste ==== Descendants ==== French: bestial → Middle English: bestialEnglish: bestial == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: bes‧ti‧al === Adjective === bestial m or f (plural bestiais) bestial; brutish beastly (informal) cool ==== Related terms ==== besta bestalidade === Further reading === “bestial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bestial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bestial, Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). By surface analysis, bestie +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bes.tiˈal] === Adjective === bestial m or n (feminine singular bestială, masculine plural bestiali, feminine/neuter plural bestiale) bestial, animal (informal) cool ==== Usage notes ==== As indicated by the informal meaning of "cool", this word does not have the same negative connotations as in English. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== animalic feroce fioros sălbatic ==== Related terms ==== bestialitate bestie == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /besˈtjal/ [besˈt̪jal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: bes‧tial === Adjective === bestial m or f (masculine and feminine plural bestiales) beastly massive, huge, giant tremendous, fantastic, awesome ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “bestial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025