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beast⋅ly

[beest-lee] adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est, adverb
–adjective
1. of or like a beast; bestial.
2. Informal. nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable.
–adverb
3. Chiefly British Informal. very; exceedingly: It's beastly cold out.
4. British Informal. disagreeably; outrageously: beastly rude.

Origin:
1175–1225; ME beasteliche, later be(e)stly. See beast, -ly1


beast⋅li⋅ness, noun


2. abominable, hateful, vile, foul, mean, disgusting.
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