beastly meaning
UK US /ˈbistli/ 2 syllables
beastly (adjective): (informal) very unpleasant.
beastly has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and adverb.
beastly as an adjective
- (informal) very unpleasant
- hellish weather
- stop that god-awful racket
Similar: unpleasant
Related forms: beastliness
- resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
- beastly desires
- a bestial nature
- brute force
- a dull and brutish man
- bestial treatment of prisoners
Synonyms: bestial, brute, brutish, brutal
Similar: inhumane
Related forms: beast, beastliness
beastly as an adverb
- in a beastly manner
- she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law
How to pronounce beastly
beastly is pronounced /ˈbistli/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Words that rhyme with beastly
Word lists: words starting with BE · words ending in LY · 7-letter words
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