beastly

[ beest-lee ]
/ ˈbist li /
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adjective, beast·li·er, beast·li·est.

of or like a beast; bestial.
Informal. nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable.

adverb

Chiefly British Informal. very; exceedingly: It's beastly cold out.
British Informal. disagreeably; outrageously: beastly rude.

Origin of beastly

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

OTHER WORDS FROM beastly

beast·li·ness, noun

Words nearby beastly

beast epic, beast of burden, beast of prey, beastie, beastings, beastly, beat, beat a dead horse, beat a path to someone's door, beat a retreat, beat all

Words related to beastliness

avarice, malice, greed, closeness, disrepute, parsimony, wickedness, rapacity, corruptness, covetousness, frugality, infamy, degradation, malignity, debasement, baseness, iniquity, pettiness, degeneracy, unworthiness

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British Dictionary definitions for beastliness

beastly
/ (ˈbiːstlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

informal unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty beastly weather
obsolete of or like a beast; bestial

adverb

informal (intensifier) the weather is so beastly hot

Derived forms of beastly

beastliness, noun