bestial
adjective
, ˈbesh-, ˈbēs-, ˈbēsh-
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, ˈbesh- , ˈbēs- , ˈbēsh- \
transitive verb
, ˈbesh- , ˈbēs- , ˈbēsh- \
adverb
Synonyms for bestial
Synonyms
animalistic, beastly, brutal, brute, brutish, feral, ferine, subhuman, swinish
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Vaccination was also bestial, because humans were being poisoned with disgusting stuff from an animal. — The Economist, "The original anti-vaxxers," 30 Aug. 2019 Preachers began to tell anecdotes about deceitful Jewish misers who consorted with the devil; artists began to visualize such tales in grotesque and frightening detail, endowing their Jewish villains with distinctively fleshy and bestial features. — Sara Lipton, The New York Review of Books, "A Terribly Durable Myth," 17 June 2019 Without relying on makeup or costuming, DeCaro’s extended transformation is a comedic tour de force as Gene becomes more and more bestial. — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, "Review: Hilarious ‘Rhinoceros’ revival in SF comes just in time," 6 June 2019 Last week, two beautiful young lives were destroyed in a moment of bestial violence. — Christine M. Flowers, Philly.com, "'Damage control' language on opioids is a mistake | Christine Flowers," 10 May 2018 All of them, no matter how bestial, or politically taboo. — Redbook, "16 Amazing Sex Tricks He Wants You to Know," 22 Jan. 2018 The son of arch-villain Darkseid, Orion was raised by Darkseid’s opposite number, Highfather, on the utopian planet of New Genesis, and has struggled to maintain balance between his bestial nature and the love and nurturing he was given as a child. — Graeme Mcmillan, The Hollywood Reporter, "Who Are Ava DuVernay's 'New Gods'?," 15 Mar. 2018 Bodily fluids — bestial and human — stain the screen, punctuating a story that’s as much about rediscovering place as finding love. — Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, "Review: Love Is Wild, if Not Pretty, in ‘God’s Own Country’," 24 Oct. 2017 Humanity consists of deformed half-wits with bestial appetites. — Stephen Holden, New York Times, "In Films From France, Dark Answers to ‘What’s Eating Us?’," 28 Feb. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bestial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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