beast
noun
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
beastlike
-
a word derived from
beast.
Example Sentences
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The characters’ behavior turns beastlike, Reijn said, and they forget how to respond to a crisis disconnected from the digital world.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
I call her “beast,” because she likes to role-play beastlike animals in a disturbingly convincing way.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2018
In the film he looks even more beastlike.
From Time Magazine Archive
Second is a beastlike silence broken only by children's chattering.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tall one said, “It’s a growth of some kind, that’s my opinion. Some beastlike fungus.”
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
