a. 似野兽的, 残忍的, 卑劣的

[ adj ]
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
<adj.all>
beastly desiresa bestial nature
brute force
a dull and brutish man
bestial treatment of prisoners

Bestial \Bes"tial\, a. [F. bestial, L. bestialis, fr. bestia
beast. See {Beast}.]
1. Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts.

Among the bestial herds to range. --Milton.

2. Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity
of reason or humanity; irrational; carnal; beastly;
sensual. --Shak.

Syn: Brutish; beastly; brutal; carnal; vile; low; depraved;
sensual; filthy.


Bestial \Bes"tial\, n.
A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; as, other kinds
of bestial. [Scot.]