# bestial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɛs.ti.əl/ · frequency rank #59,894

## Definitions
1. Beast-like.

## Etymology
From Middle English bestial, from Old French bestial, from Late Latin bēstiālis, from Latin bēstia (“beast”) (whence English beast).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bestial