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BESTIALLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bestially mean?
• BESTIALLY (adverb)
The adverb BESTIALLY has 1 sense:
1. in an inhumane manner
Familiarity information: BESTIALLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an inhumane manner
Synonyms:
bestially; brutishly; in a beastly manner
Context example:
she treated her husband bestially
Pertainym:
bestial (resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility)
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