bestialisch

/bɛstiˈaːlɪʃ/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. bestial

    Built from Bestie (beast) + -isch (-ish).

    • Es stank bestialisch.

      It stank horribly.

Made of

  • Bestie beast
  • -isch -ish

Similar words

brutal

Close synonyms for extreme, inhuman violence; bestialisch is the stronger, more visceral word, literally "beastly."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

inhumano

Close — bestial relates to inhumane (inhumano).

Practice

1 What does bestialisch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es stank ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bestialisch?

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