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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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