"beastlike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more beastlike [comparative], most beastlike [superlative]
Etymology: From beast + -like. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|beast|like}} beast + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} beastlike (comparative more beastlike, superlative most beastlike)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a beast. Synonyms: beastly Translations (resembling a beast): κτηνώδης (ktēnṓdēs) (Ancient Greek)
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