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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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2. 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. meanness. mental cruelty. mercilessly.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › beastlyBeastly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : relating to, characteristic of, or resembling an animal : bestialsense 1. beastly strength. Their languages, with complex clicks, were once dismissed as a guttural farrago of beastly sounds.—Stephen Jay Gould. b. : characterized by cruelty, brutality, or crudeness.

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

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   1. adjective. If you describe something as beastly, you mean that it is very unpleasant. [informal, old-fashioned] The weather was beastly. Synonyms: unpleasant, mean, terrible [informal], awful More Synonyms of beastly. 2. adjective. If you describe someone as beastly, you mean that they are behaving unkindly. [informal, old-fashioned]

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › beastlyBEASTLY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Beastly definition: of or like a beast; bestial.. See examples of BEASTLY used in a sentence.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › beastlyBeastly - definition of beastly by The Free Dictionary

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   Define beastly. beastly synonyms, beastly pronunciation, beastly translation, English dictionary definition of beastly. adj. beast·li·er , beast·li·est 1. Of or resembling a beast; bestial. 2. Very disagreeable; unpleasant. adv. Chiefly British To an extreme degree; very....

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionbeastly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › beastlyBEASTLY | definition in the Cambridge English 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. meanness. mental cruelty. mercilessly.