beast-likeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈbiːs(t)lʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈbis(t)ˌlaɪk/

Forms: see beast n. and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: beast n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < beast n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier beastish adj.

A. adj.

Resembling or characteristic of a beast or (in various senses of beast n.); brutish, bestial. Cf. beastish adj.

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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [adjective] > animal nature in man

beastlyc1225

beastisha1398

bestiala1398

beast-like1526

brutala1533

brutish1567

animal1581

doggish1594

belluine1618

ferine1640

animalizing1825

animalized1827

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. MMvii We be all carnall and beestlyke.

1570 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Lekprevik) vii. f. 71 Of aill and wyne, aneuch chosin had thay. As beistlyke [Adv. bestly]folk tuke of thame self na keip.

1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 148 Those beastlike passions..which rage within us.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus (1623) v. iii. 198 Her life was Beast-like [1594 beastlie], and deuoid of pitty.

1869 Ld. Tennyson Lucretius in Holy Grail & Other Poems 219 Why should I, beastlike as I find myself, Not manlike end myself?

1940 R. Wright Native Son iii. 316 The facts of this evil crime are..utterly beastlike and foreign to our whole concept of life.

2017 Arlington Heights (Illinois) Herald 15 Dec. a19/3 Krampus is a beast-like creature said to punish those who are naughty children throughout the yule season.

†B. adv.

In the manner of a beast; like a wild animal. Obsolete.

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the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [adverb] > animal sensuality

beastlyc1390

bestially?a1439

beastlywise1440

beast-like1604

doggishly1928

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies vii. ii. 497 They lived..beastlike, without any pollicie.

1883 Overland Monthly Feb. (Suppl.) 10/1 It cannot live beastlike in the open air.

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

单词	beast-like
释义	beast-likeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈbiːs(t)lʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈbis(t)ˌlaɪk/ Forms: see beast n. and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: beast n., -like suffix. Etymology: < beast n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier beastish adj. A. adj. Resembling or characteristic of a beast or (in various senses of beast n.); brutish, bestial. Cf. beastish adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [adjective] > animal nature in man beastlyc1225 beastisha1398 bestiala1398 beast-like1526 brutala1533 brutish1567 animal1581 doggish1594 belluine1618 ferine1640 animalizing1825 animalized1827 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. MMvii We be all carnall and beestlyke. 1570 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Lekprevik) vii. f. 71 Of aill and wyne, aneuch chosin had thay. As beistlyke [Adv. bestly]folk tuke of thame self na keip. 1601 Bp. W. Barlow Def. Protestants Relig. 148 Those beastlike passions..which rage within us. a1616 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus (1623) v. iii. 198 Her life was Beast-like [1594 beastlie], and deuoid of pitty. 1869 Ld. Tennyson Lucretius in Holy Grail & Other Poems 219 Why should I, beastlike as I find myself, Not manlike end myself? 1940 R. Wright Native Son iii. 316 The facts of this evil crime are..utterly beastlike and foreign to our whole concept of life. 2017 Arlington Heights (Illinois) Herald 15 Dec. a19/3 Krampus is a beast-like creature said to punish those who are naughty children throughout the yule season. †B. adv. In the manner of a beast; like a wild animal. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > sensuality > [adverb] > animal sensuality beastlyc1390 bestially?a1439 beastlywise1440 beast-like1604 doggishly1928 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies vii. ii. 497 They lived..beastlike, without any pollicie. 1883 Overland Monthly Feb. (Suppl.) 10/1 It cannot live beastlike in the open air. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1526
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