beastly, adj.
(beastlier, beastliest)
(beastlier, beastliest)
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
<adj.all> (a) freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
beastly bestial brutal brute brutish
sample sentences
"beastly desires""a bestial nature"
"brute force"
"a dull and brutish man"
"bestial treatment of prisoners"
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similar to
(informal) very unpleasant
<adj.all>
beastly god-awful hellish
sample sentences
"hellish weather""stop that god-awful racket"
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