beastly

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.

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beast′li·ness n.

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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

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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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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	beastly - very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket" god-awful, hellish unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	2.	beastly - resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners" bestial, brute, brutish, brutal 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"

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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

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

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Translations

فَظ، غَليظ، قَذِروَحْشي، حَيَواني

brutálníhnusnýpotvornýsurovýzvířecí

grimled

brutalgemeinschofelschofelig

bestialdégoûtant

kvikindislegurskepnulegur

bestialebelluino

bestialskdyriskinfernalskmotbydelig

зверский

zverský

berbatfecîhayvan gibi

使人不愉快的恶劣的野兽般的

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?

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

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beastly

[ˈbiːstli] adj (= horrible) → infect(e)beast of burden n → bête f de somme

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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!

adv (dated) → scheußlich; it’s beastly difficult → es ist verteufelt schwierig (inf)

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beastly

[ˈbiːstlɪ] adj (fam) (person, behaviour) → insopportabile; (food) → orrendo/a; (weather) → da cani

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beast

(biːst)

1. a four-footed (especially large) animal. beasts of the jungle. dier حَيَوان، وَحْش животно fera zvíře das (wilde) Tier dyr άγριο ζώο bestia loom حیوان؛ جانور چهارپا petoeläin bêteבהמה जानवर zvijer ragadozó (madár) binatang dÿr, skepna bestia 獣 큰 네발 짐승 žvėris zvērs; dzīvnieks binatang beest dyr, stort dyr; rovdyr zwierz fera ani­mal/pasăre de pradă животное zviera zver zver fyrfota djur, best สัตว์สี่เท้า hayvan (四足)獸 звір, тварина بڑا چوپایہ ، درندہ ، súc vật （四足）兽

2. a cruel, brutal person. dierlike persoon, monster إنْسانٌ كالوَحْش звяр bruto bestie, surovec die Bestie bæst; udyr κτήνοςbestia, bruto, animal elajas انسان حیوان صفت julma henkilö bruteחיה असभ्य व्यक्ति zvijer, divljak vadállat orang kejam skepna, kvikindi, óþokki bestia, animale 残酷な人 잔인한 사람 žvėris, gyvulys (par cilvēku) lops; zvērs ganas beestbeist, dyrbestia حیوان (څاروى) صفته سړى bruto brută зверь; скотина surovec, beštia grobijan zver best, odjur คนเลวทราม hayvan, hayvanın teki 衣冠禽獸 тварюка وحشی ، ظالم انسان người hung bạo 野蛮的人

3. an unpleasant person. Arthur is a beast for refusing to come! gemene persoon فَظ، جِلْف، قَذِر гад besta protiva das Biest bæst άνθρωπος δυσάρεστος και αντιπαθητικός descortés, rudo tõbras آدم مزخرف epämiellyttävä henkilö bruteחיה neugodan čovjek kellemetlen ember orang tak menyenangkan óþokki bestia, animale ひどい人 마음에 들지 않는 사람 gyvulys, galvijas, paršas tiepša teruk mispuntbeist, jævel świntuch څاروى صفته سړى estúpido nesuferit; bestie упрямец potvora, ničomník neotesanec životinja fä, kräk คนที่ไม่เป็นที่น่าพอใจ kaba/iğrenç adam 討厭鬼 бестія نا خوشگوار شخص người đáng ghét 令人讨厌的人

ˈbeastly adjective

1. like a beast. dierlik وَحْشي، حَيَواني животински feroz zvířecí; surový; potvorný brutal grim; led κτηνώδηςbestial elajalik جانور خوی؛ وحشی sikamainen bestialחייתי वहशी zvjerski állati(as) seperti binatang skepnulegur bestiale 獣のような 잔인한 gyvuliškas lopisks; dzīvniecisks seperti binatang beestachtigbestialsk, dyrisknieludzki څاروى صفته، ځنگلي animalesco bestial, ani­malic животный; скотский zverský poživinjen zverski djurisk, rå เยี่ยงสัตว์ hayvan gibi 野獸般的 тваринний, грубий درندے کی مانند hung bạo 野兽般的

2. disagreeable. What a beastly thing to do! gemeen فَظ، غَليظ، قَذِر лошо desagradável hnusný, brutální gemein grim; led δυσάρεστος, άθλιοςdesagradable, maleducado, descortés vastik ناخوشایند؛ زننده kauhea dégoûtantאיום नापसंद neugodan brutális tidak menyenangkan kvikindislegur sgradevole, schifoso いやな 싫은 negražus, bjaurus pretīgs; riebīgs tidak setuju beestachtigmotbydelig, infernalskwstrętny نا د خوښى وړ،وهونكى desagradável dez­gustător отвратительный hnusný odvraten odvratno avskyvärd ไม่น่าพอใจ fecî, berbat 令人不快的 жахливий, гидкий نفرت انگیز rất xấu 使人不愉快的，恶劣的

ˈbeastliness noun

gemeenheid فَظاظَه، وَحْشِيَّه лошотия brutalidade zvířeckost; bestialita; sprostota die Brutalität væmmelighed κτηνωδία, αγριότηταbestialidad, brutalidad elajalikkus وحشی گری؛ ددمنشی petomaisuus bestialitéחייתיות वहशीपन zvjerstvo brutalitás sifat seperti binatang kvikindisháttur bestialità けがらわしさ 잔인함 gyvuliškumas, niekšybė lopiskums; cūcība keburukan beestachtigheidmotbydelighet, bestialitet zezwierzęcenie, ohyda ځيناورتيا، ځنگليتوب bruteza bestialitate скотство; отвратительность beštialita posurovelost zverstvo djuriskhet ความน่ารังเกียจ hayvanlık, iğrençlik 像野獸，令人不快 свинство, гидота درندگی ، وحشی پن sự tục tĩu 兽性

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