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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024beast•ly /ˈbistli/USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est, adv. adj. - of or like a beast;
bestial:the beastly sounds in the barnyard. - Informal Termsnasty;
unpleasant;
disagreeable;
unkind:beastly weather; beastly behavior.
adv. - British TermsChiefly Brit. Informal. very;
exceedingly: It's beastly cold outside.
beast•li•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024beast•ly (bēst′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est, adv. adj. - of or like a beast;
bestial. - Informal Termsnasty;
unpleasant;
disagreeable.
adv. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Informal.]very;
exceedingly:It's beastly cold out. - British Termsdisagreeably;
outrageously:beastly rude.
- Middle English beasteliche, later be(e)stly. See beast, -ly1 1175–1225
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged abominable, hateful, vile, foul, mean, disgusting.
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