beastly
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beast·ly
(bēst′lē)adj. beast·li·er, beast·li·est
1. Of or resembling a beast; bestial.
2. Very disagreeable; unpleasant.
adv. Chiefly British
To an extreme degree; very.
beast′li·ness n.
beastly
(ˈbiːstlɪ)adj, -lier or -liest
1. informal unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty: beastly weather.
2. obsolete of or like a beast; bestial
adv
informal (intensifier): the weather is so beastly hot.
ˈbeastliness n
beast•ly
(ˈbist li)adj. -li•er, -li•est,
adv. adj.
1. of or like a beast; bestial.
2. nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable.
adv. 3. Chiefly Brit. Informal. very: beastly cold.
[1175–1225]
beast′li•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" |
2. | ![]() inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used" | |
Adv. | 1. | beastly - in a beastly manner; "she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law" |
beastly
adjective
1. unpleasant, mean, terrible, awful, nasty, foul, rotten, horrid, disagreeable, irksome, shitty (taboo slang) The weather was beastly.
unpleasant good, fine, pleasant, agreeable
unpleasant good, fine, pleasant, agreeable
2. (Informal) cruel, mean, nasty, harsh, savage, brutal, coarse, monstrous, malicious, insensitive, sadistic, unfriendly, unsympathetic, uncaring, spiteful, thoughtless, brutish, barbarous, unfeeling, inconsiderate, bestial, uncharitable, unchristian, hardhearted He must be wondering why everyone is being so beastly to him.
cruel sensitive, humane
cruel sensitive, humane
Translations
فَظ، غَليظ، قَذِروَحْشي، حَيَواني
brutálníhnusnýpotvornýsurovýzvířecí
grimled
kvikindislegurskepnulegur
zverský
berbatfecîhayvan gibi
beastly
[ˈbiːstlɪ]A. ADJ (beastlier (compar) (beastliest (superl)))
1. (o.f.) (= horrid) → espantoso
that was a beastly thing to do → eso sí que fue cruel
you were beastly to me → te portaste muy mal conmigo
where's that beastly book? → ¿dónde está el maldito libro ese?
that was a beastly thing to do → eso sí que fue cruel
you were beastly to me → te portaste muy mal conmigo
where's that beastly book? → ¿dónde está el maldito libro ese?
2. (archaic) (= animal) → bestial
B. ADV (Brit) (o.f.) it's beastly awkward → es terriblemente difícil
it's beastly cold → hace un frío de muerte
it's beastly cold → hace un frío de muerte
beastly
(inf)adj → scheußlich, garstig (inf); person, conduct also → gemein, eklig (inf); what beastly weather → so ein Hundewetter; it’s a beastly business → das ist eine üble Angelegenheit; what a beastly shame! (dated) → so ein Jammer!
beastly
[ˈbiːstlɪ] adj (fam) (person, behaviour) → insopportabile; (food) → orrendo/a; (weather) → da canibeast
(biːst)1. a four-footed (especially large) animal. beasts of the jungle.
2. a cruel, brutal person.
3. an unpleasant person. Arthur is a beast for refusing to come!
ˈbeastly adjective1. like a beast.
2. disagreeable. What a beastly thing to do!
ˈbeastliness noun