bestial
/bes-chuhl, bees-/US // ˈbɛs tʃəl, ˈbis- //UK // (ˈbɛstɪəl) //
兽性的,兽性,兽性十足,兽性十足的
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adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of, relating to, or having the form of a beast: the belief that a person could assume bestial form after death; the bestial signs of the zodiac.
- : without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman: bestial treatment of prisoners.
- : beastlike in gratifying one's sensual desires; carnal; debased.
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Examples
Bestial signifies amongst Scottish agriculturists cattle generally, the whole aggregate number of beasts on the farm.
Bestial, in modern usage, implies an intensified and degrading animalism.
Bestial in the uncertain light Hanuman leered with his carven mask.
Bestial, best′i-al, adj. like a beast: rude: brutally sensual.
Best′ialism, irrationality; Bestial′ity, beastliness: disgusting vice.
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