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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.
beast·ly   (bēst'lē)   
adj.   beast·li·er, beast·li·est
  1. Of or resembling a beast; bestial.
  2. Very disagreeable; unpleasant.
adv.   Chiefly British
To an extreme degree; very.
beast'li·ness n.

Beastly

Beast"ly\, a. 1. Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.

Beastly divinities and droves of gods. --Prior.

2. Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy.

The beastly vice of drinking to excess. --Swift.

3. Abominable; as, beastly weather. [Colloq. Eng.]

Syn: Bestial; brutish; irrational; sensual; degrading.
Language Translation for : beastly
Spanish: bestial,
German: brutal,
Japanese: 獣のような
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