Beastly

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or resembling a beast; bestial.
  • adj. Very disagreeable; unpleasant.
  • ad. Chiefly British To an extreme degree; very.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of a beast.
  • adj. Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy.
  • adj. Abominable
  • ad. Like a beast; brutishly.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
  • adj. Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy.
  • adj. Abominable.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Natural; animal: the opposite of spiritual.
  • Like a beast in form or nature; animal.
  • Like a beast in conduct or instincts; brutal; filthy; coarse.
  • Befitting a beast; unfit for human use; filthy; abominable.
  • Nasty; disagreeable: as, beastly weather.
  • Synonyms Brutal, Bestial, etc. See brute.
  • In the manner of a beast; filthily; abominably.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. very unpleasant
  • adj. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
  • ad. in a beastly manner
  • Equivalent
    unpleasant    inhumane   
    Cross Reference
    beastlike   
    Variant
    beastlier    beastliest   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    degrading    brutish    irrational    bestial    sensual    brutal    filthy    abominable   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    horrid    nasty    abominable    damn    devilish    infernal    loathsome    frightful    disagreeable    hateful