beastly

[ beest-lee ]
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adjective,beast·li·er, beast·li·est.
  1. of or like a beast; bestial.

  2. Informal. nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable.

adverb
  1. Chiefly British Informal. very; exceedingly: It's beastly cold out.

  2. British Informal. disagreeably; outrageously: beastly rude.

Origin of beastly

1
1175–1225; Middle English beasteliche, later be(e)stly.See beast, -ly

Other words for beastly

Other words from beastly

  • beast·li·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for beastly

beastly

/ (ˈbiːstlɪ) /


adjective-lier or -liest
  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

Derived forms of beastly

  • beastliness, noun

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