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   beastly

   /ˈbiːs(t)li/

   adjective

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

   adverb

   • 1. to an extreme and unpleasant degree: informal, dated British "a beastly dull wedding party"

   Derivatives

   • 1. beastliness noun

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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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   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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   What is Beastly on YouTube?

   • Beastly on YouTube is the new, all-action channel formerly known as Barcroft Animals. Every week, it brings you the biggest and scariest creatures on the platform.

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   What does the word beast mean?

   • The word beast sometimes simply means a large animal, but it’s also often used to refer to a kind of monster. This sense of the word is sometimes used figuratively to refer to a person in a way that likens them to a monster and implies that they behave in a crude, brutish, or animalistic way. This is often what’s implied by the word beastly.

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   What is Beastly Business?

   • The 'Beastly Business' research project investigates the political ecologies of green collar crime in the illegal wildlife trade (IWT), specifically focusing on European brown bears, songbirds, and European Eels.

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   What is the opposite of 'beastly'?

   • beastly | definition: resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility | synonyms: brutal, brutish, brute, inhumane, bestial | antonyms: humane, mild, indirect, female, male

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBEASTLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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. despiteful. mental cruelty. mercilessly

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBEASTLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as beastly, you mean that they are behaving unkindly. [ informal , old-fashioned ] He must be wondering why everyone is being so beastly to him.

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   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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   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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   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.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › beastlyBEASTLY - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   1. If you describe something as beastly, you mean that it is very unpleasant. [informal, old-fashioned] [...] 2. If you describe someone as beastly, you mean that they are behaving unkindly. [informal, old-fashioned] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'beastly' British English: biːstli American English: bistli. More. Synonyms of 'beastly'

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › beastlybeastly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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    Oct 27, 2017 · Definition of beastly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.