- beastlier
- beast·ly || 'biËstlɪ adj. animalistic, of beasts; brutal
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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beastly — [bēst′lē] adj. beastlier, beastliest 1. of, like, or characteristic of a beast; bestial, brutal, etc. 2. Informal disagreeable; unpleasant adv. beastlier, beastliest [Brit. Informal] very [beastly bad news] beastliness n … English World dictionary
beastly — I. adjective (beastlier; est) Date: 13th century 1. bestial 1 2. abominable, disagreeable < beastly weather > • beastliness noun II. adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
beastly — beastliness, n. /beest lee/, adj., beastlier, beastliest, adv. adj. 1. of or like a beast; bestial. 2. Informal. nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable. adv. 3. Chiefly Brit. Informal. very; exceedingly: It s beastly cold out. 4. Brit. Informal.… … Universalium
beastly Brit. — beastly Brit. informal adjective (beastlier, beastliest) very unpleasant. adverb dated to an extreme and unpleasant degree. Derivatives beastliness noun … English new terms dictionary
beastly — /ˈbistli / (say beestlee) adjective (beastlier, beastliest) 1. Obsolete of or like a beast; bestial. 2. Chiefly British Colloquial nasty; disagreeable. –beastliness, noun …
beastly — adj. & adv. adj. (beastlier, beastliest) 1 colloq. objectionable, unpleasant. 2 like a beast; brutal. adv. colloq. very, extremely. Derivatives: beastliness n … Useful english dictionary
