adjective
- resembling or characteristic of a beast; lacking human qualities
- extremely cruel or violent
Examples
- The dictator's bestial treatment of prisoners shocked the world.
- His bestial behavior at the party embarrassed everyone present.
- The novel depicted the bestial conditions in the prison camp.
- She was horrified by the bestial cruelty of the attack.
- The war brought out bestial instincts in otherwise decent people.
- Critics condemned the bestial violence in the film.