proper nounBestĭusBESTIVS☆ KeepMeaninga rough and miserly manLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879BESTIUSLEWIS & SHORTBESTIUSBestĭus, ii, m. bestia, I. a rough and miserly man, otherwise unknown, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 37; Pers. 6, 37.Read the whole entry