beastessn.

Brit.

/biːˈstɛs/,

/ˈbiːstᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈbistᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: beast n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < beast n. + -ess suffix¹.

1. A female beast or animal.

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1765 S. Foote Commissary i. 6 I won't forfeit my honour; my cattle, tho'f I love 'em, poor beastesses, are not more dearer to me than that.

1832 Fraser's Mag. 4 710 A few crocodiles of tender years, and lizards of immature growth, with several other little beasts and beastesses, are seen.

1933 A. Werner Myths & Legends of Bantu i. 25 Uncle Remus felt called upon to explain that ‘de beastesses’ were once upon a time like people.

2021 @colley_ka 28 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 23 Feb. 2021) Thursday face has angered the small beastess.

2. figurative. A woman likened to a beast, esp. in being fearsome, inhuman, or unrefined.

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1842 New Monthly Mag. Dec. 456 Man is a beast, woman a beastess, and the whole race of children, male and female, a set of the most selfish, self-centred animals in all creation.

1866 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 30 May Is my old woman a beastess, too?

1921 C. N. Williamson & A. M. Williamson Brightener ii. i. 100 Dearest, you are an ungrateful young Beastess!

2004 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. 26 Apr. (Life Etc. section) 7/2 You refused to look at all the evidence that she's a winged, soap-hurling beastess looking for staff.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	beastess
释义	beastessn. Brit. /biːˈstɛs/, /ˈbiːstᵻs/, U.S. /ˈbistᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: beast n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < beast n. + -ess suffix¹. 1. A female beast or animal. ΚΠ 1765 S. Foote Commissary i. 6 I won't forfeit my honour; my cattle, tho'f I love 'em, poor beastesses, are not more dearer to me than that. 1832 Fraser's Mag. 4 710 A few crocodiles of tender years, and lizards of immature growth, with several other little beasts and beastesses, are seen. 1933 A. Werner Myths & Legends of Bantu i. 25 Uncle Remus felt called upon to explain that ‘de beastesses’ were once upon a time like people. 2021 @colley_ka 28 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 23 Feb. 2021) Thursday face has angered the small beastess. 2. figurative. A woman likened to a beast, esp. in being fearsome, inhuman, or unrefined. ΚΠ 1842 New Monthly Mag. Dec. 456 Man is a beast, woman a beastess, and the whole race of children, male and female, a set of the most selfish, self-centred animals in all creation. 1866 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 30 May Is my old woman a beastess, too? 1921 C. N. Williamson & A. M. Williamson Brightener ii. i. 100 Dearest, you are an ungrateful young Beastess! 2004 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. 26 Apr. (Life Etc. section) 7/2 You refused to look at all the evidence that she's a winged, soap-hurling beastess looking for staff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1765
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