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beastly

[ beest-lee ]

adjective

, beast·li·er, beast·li·est.
  1. of or like a beast; bestial.
  2. Informal. nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable.

    Synonyms: disgusting, mean, foul, vile, hateful, abominable



adverb

  1. Chiefly British Informal. very; exceedingly:

    It's beastly cold out.

  2. British Informal. disagreeably; outrageously:

    beastly rude.

beastly

/ ˈbiːstlɪ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty

    beastly weather

  2. obsolete.
    of or like a beast; bestial


adverb

  1. informal.
    (intensifier)

    the weather is so beastly hot

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Derived Forms

  • ˈbeastliness, noun

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Other Words From

  • beastli·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of beastly1

1175–1225; Middle English beasteliche, later be ( e ) stly. See beast, -ly ( def )

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Example Sentences

Fumes filled the arena, engines revved, and the beastly vehicles made their way out on to the spotlight.

In 2010 Samaras gave TFLCar.com a tour of his beastly vehicle and the instruments he used to monitor storms.

And werewolves were about losing yourself to your “beastly side,” which must have been terrifying if you were a Victorian.

It'll be beastly dull for her at The Warren, you see, poor girl; and she doesn't seem to jump at Spunyarn, though he does hang on.

Beastly nuisance; we shall all have to clear out, for I suppose it won't be a mere matter of scratches.

The submarine scare is full on; the beastly things have frightened us more than all the Turks and all their German guns.

The weather was what the natives call "beastly hot," and really was as near an approach to summer as we had experienced so far.

"Don't sing those beastly things," I said to Marguerite, imploringly.

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