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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bestial /ˈbɛstɪəl/

▶adjective of or like a beast.

■ savagely cruel and depraved.

– derivatives
bestialize (or bestialise) verb,
bestially adverb.

– origin ME: via OFr. from late L. bestialis, from L. bestia ‘beast’.

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