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beastly Definition

beastly (bēst)

adjective -·lier, -·li·est

  1. of, like, or characteristic of a beast; bestial, brutal, etc.
  2. Informal disagreeable; unpleasant

adverb -·lier, -·li·est

Brit., Informal very beastly bad news

beastly Related Forms

beast·li·ness noun

beastly Synonyms

beastly

modif.

  1. Bestial

    brutal, savage, cruel, coarse, swinish, repulsive, gluttonous, obscene, piggish, hoggish, irrational, prurient, boorish, carnal, brutish, depraved, abominable, loathsome, hateful, vile, low, degraded, sensual, foul, base, disgusting, inhuman, gross, unclean, vulgar.

    Antonyms refined*, sweet*, nice. *

  2. *Unpleasant

    nasty, disagreeable, odious, revolting; see offensive 2.

beastly Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • thing: They say he says perfectly beastly things to his own house, making fun of Prout's, " said Beetle.
  • drunk: He used to loaf about, and ultimately took to drink And more than once I found him beastly drunk beneath the sink.
  • nature: This should give some clue to the beastly nature of the work that was required of them.
  • life: The wonder is how they, how you and I, can live this slimy, beastly life, eating and drinking.
  • business: No matter what sort of diabolical beastly business is going on down here, we need to keep our eyes up there.
  • war: This beastly war aside, what do I so dislike about him?

Modifying Another Word

  • so: I finish secondary schools and after this my uncle shop to work y uncle shop, you know I was so beastly little girl.
  • perfectly: They say he says perfectly beastly things to his own house, making fun of Prout's, " said Beetle.
  • rather: When my Sister and I were young we had an Irish nanny for a while who could be rather beastly at times.
  • too: This is clearly judgmental, exclusive and unacceptable and it is a truth too beastly even for the Tory party to name.

Browse dictionary entries near beastly

  1. beastlike
  2. beastings
  3. beastie
  4. beast of prey
  5. beast of burden
  6. beast
  7. Beasant, Dave
  8. bearwood
  9. bearskin
  10. bearish
  1. beat
  2. beat-up
  3. beaten
  4. beater
  5. beatific
  6. beatification
  7. beatify
  8. beating
  9. beatitude
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