"beastful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more beastful [comparative], most beastful [superlative]
Etymology: From beast + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|beast|-ful|pos=adjective}} beast + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} beastful (comparative more beastful, superlative most beastful)
  1. (rare) Having the nature of a wild beast; beastly. Tags: rare Synonyms: beastfull [archaic] Derived forms: beastfully, beastfulness

Alternative forms

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