7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
adjective resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
originFrom Middle Scots bestiall, from Middle English bestayle, from Old French bestaille, from Late Latin bēstiālia; later reinforced and remodelled on Middle French bestial, itself from Late Latin bēstiālis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0