beastly
of or like a beast; bestial.
Informal. nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable.
Chiefly British Informal. very; exceedingly: It's beastly cold out.
British Informal. disagreeably; outrageously: beastly rude.
Origin of beastly
1Other words for beastly
Other words from beastly
- beast·li·ness, noun
Words Nearby beastly
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How to use beastly in a sentence
The MSI Vector GP66 packs Intel’s most powerful 12th-generation mobile processor, the beastly Core i9-12900H, making it a processing powerhouse.
Some medical ethicists called the operation a “beastly business” that lacked moral clarity.
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In “The Devil Wears Prada,” which premiered in 2006, Anne Hathaway’s tortured underling gets to prove that she does know better than her beastly boss.
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Fumes filled the arena, engines revved, and the beastly vehicles made their way out on to the spotlight.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture | Eliza Krigman | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2010 Samaras gave TFLCar.com a tour of his beastly vehicle and the instruments he used to monitor storms.
Tim Samaras, Storm Chaser Extraordinaire: See the Highlights (VIDEO) | The Daily Beast Video | June 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd werewolves were about losing yourself to your “beastly side,” which must have been terrifying if you were a Victorian.
Maggie Stiefvater Talks New Novel ‘The Raven Boys,’ Fast Cars, and YA Fiction | Doug Stanton | September 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt'll be beastly dull for her at The Warren, you see, poor girl; and she doesn't seem to jump at Spunyarn, though he does hang on.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Willsbeastly nuisance; we shall all have to clear out, for I suppose it won't be a mere matter of scratches.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe submarine scare is full on; the beastly things have frightened us more than all the Turks and all their German guns.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThe weather was what the natives call "beastly hot," and really was as near an approach to summer as we had experienced so far.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy"Don't sing those beastly things," I said to Marguerite, imploringly.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, fils
British Dictionary definitions for beastly
/ (ˈbiːstlɪ) /
informal unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty: beastly weather
obsolete of or like a beast; bestial
informal (intensifier): the weather is so beastly hot
Derived forms of beastly
- beastliness, noun
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