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bes¦ti|al¦ityPronunciation: /bɛstɪˈalɪti/
Definition of bestiality in English:
noun
1Savagely cruel or depraved behaviour: there seems no end to the bestiality of men
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- That nation was a leader in science, art, education, literature, philosophy, music - but none of this cultural superiority was a guarantee against the cruelty and bestiality that marked its behavior.
- What seems to me more important than the ‘Oh ugh’ factor is just how easy it is for standards of law and behavior of slip into bestiality.
- Forgetting all the principles for which they were fighting in their endless war against their enemy, they have become savage barbarians teetering on the very edge of bestiality.
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