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   Beast·ly

   /ˈbēs(t)lē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. very unpleasant: informal British "this beastly war"
   • ▪ unkind; malicious: "don't be beastly to him" Similar unkindmaliciousmeannastyunpleasantunfriendlyuncharitableunfairspitefulcallouscruelviciousbaselowfoulmalevolentdespicablecontemptibleobnoxiousinformal:horriblehorridhatefulrottenlowdownbitchycattyOpposite kind
   • 2. cruel and unrestrained: archaic "beastly immorality"

   adverb

   • 1. possessing a specified characteristic to an intense and unpleasant degree: informal, dated British "a beastly hot summer"

   Derivatives

   • 1. beastliness noun

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   Learn the meaning of beastly as an adjective and an adverb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Beastly can mean animalistic, cruel, unpleasant, or monstrous, depending on the context.

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   What does beastly mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of BEASTLY is relating to, characteristic of, or resembling an animal : bestial. How to use beastly in a sentence.

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   What is the synonym of Beastly?

   • Synonyms for beastly. achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, blisteringly, bone,

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   What does beastly weather mean?

   • 1. informal unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty: beastly weather. informal (intensifier): the weather is so beastly hot. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 1. of or like a beast; bestial. 2. nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable. 3.

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   Where did the word beastly come from?

   • The first records of the word beastly come from around 1200. It comes from the Middle English beasteliche. Its base word, beast, comes from the Latin bēstia, whose original meaning is uncertain. It may have simply been a word meaning “animal.” The suffix -ly is often used to form adverbs and adjectives.

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   Beastly is used to describe a person or behavior that’s nasty, vile, or cruel. The word beast sometimes simply means a large animal, but it’s also often used to refer to a kind of monster.

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   Beastly means very unpleasant or unkind, often used in informal or old-fashioned contexts. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.

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   unkind or unpleasant: Why are you being so beastly to me? We've had beastly weather all summer. Synonyms. bestial formal disapproving. brutish. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbically. acerbity. acidly. anti-cruelty. cruelly. cruelty to someone/something. cutthroat. meanness. mental cruelty. mercilessly.

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   Beastly is an adjective that means unkind or unpleasant, often used in the UK. Learn how to use it in sentences, synonyms, translations and pronunciation.

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   adjective. very unpleasant. synonyms: god-awful, hellish. unpleasant. disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings. see more. adverb. in a beastly manner. “she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law”.

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   Beastly means unpleasant, disagreeable, or cruel, or very in British English. It can also mean resembling a beast or bestial. See examples, translations, and related words.