bestial
/ˈbɛstʃəl/
adjective
- Behaving like a wild animal; cruel, savage, or without human feeling.
- The story describes the bestial nature of the monster.
- The prisoners suffered bestial treatment from their captors.
- His bestial behavior shocked everyone at the meeting.
- Relating to or resembling an animal, especially in a physical or instinctive way.
- He felt a bestial hunger after not eating for two days.
- The sculpture had a bestial form, with sharp claws and a long tail.
- The cave paintings depicted bestial figures hunting in the forest.