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adjective

Beastly adj.

Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast. "Beastly divinities and droves of gods."

Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy. "The beastly vice of drinking to excess."

Abominable; as, beastly weather. (Colloq. Eng.)

Synonyms: Bestial; brutish; irrational; sensual; degrading.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Beastly" Quotes from Famous Books

... too much in. According to your last letters you are getting beastly rich. You would take all the tragedy out of the situation, and my experience ...

— Hilda - A Story of Calcutta • Sara Jeannette Duncan

... that you have fallen. Perhaps you did not know how cruel you were being when you had that other man here to make clear to me something you did not wish to put into words yourself. I have said some beastly things to you, and I am sorry for them. Please don't let them worry you ...

— To Love • Margaret Peterson

... to give instruction in Greek here at Lagonda Ledge. Beastly name, isn't it? Suggestive of rattlesnakes, somehow! I shall spend much time in study, for I am preparing a comprehensive thesis for my Master's Degree. The very barrenness of these dull prairies will keep me close to my library for a couple ...

— A Master's Degree • Margaret Hill McCarter

... enough food to nurrish one and not that awful monottany of life and not the petty fogging daily tirrany you went in for and I can imagin no greater thrill and luxury in a way than to come and see the whole dismal grind still going on but without me being in it but this would be rather beastly of me wouldn't it so please dear Miss Price dont expect me and do excuse mistakes of English Composition and Spelling and etcetra in your affectionate old pupil, EMILY ...

— And Even Now - Essays • Max Beerbohm

... little beyond having to go out without passes by back ways—rather a nuisance if one were in a hurry for the train. But it was the conscientious sentry which annoyed them. Why should the fool be so bally unreasonable as to report? They, the trooper and Smoky, were not so beastly particular when they did guard. In fact, such occasions offered unique opportunities for replenishing the private larders of their respective tents. New Zealand social theory held that one man was as good as another, so why should not they, as well ...

— The Tale of a Trooper • Clutha N. Mackenzie

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