Trends of
beastly

View usage for:

beastly

(biːstli)

1. adjective

If you describe something as beastly, you mean that it is very unpleasant.

[informal, old-fashioned]

The weather was beastly.

Synonyms: unpleasant, mean, terrible [informal], awful More Synonyms of beastly

2. adjective

If you describe someone as beastly, you mean that they are behaving unkindly.

[informal, old-fashioned]

He must be wondering why everyone is being so beastly to him.

Synonyms: cruel, mean [informal], nasty, harsh More Synonyms of beastly

beastly in British English

(ˈbiːstlɪ)

adjectiveWord forms: -lier or -liest

1. informal

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty

beastly weather

2. obsolete

of or like a beast; bestial

adverb

3. informal

(intensifier)

the weather is so beastly hot

Derived forms

beastliness (ˈbeastliness)

noun

beastly in American English

(ˈbistli)

adjectiveWord forms: ˈbeastlier or ˈbeastliest

of, like, or characteristic of a beast; bestial, brutal, etc.

2. Informal

disagreeable; unpleasant

adverbWord forms: ˈbeastlier or ˈbeastliest

3. British, Informal

very

beastly bad news

Derived forms

beastliness (ˈbeastliness)

noun

Examples of 'beastly' in a sentence
beastly

But then he could be absolutely beastly and say something that would practically ruin the next one.They said beastly things about you?I could say something beastly about them.We got in about one o'clock and consequently feel more than a little jaded now, especially after the perfectly beastly day.

1 (adjective) in the sense of unpleasant

Definition

unpleasant

(informal)

The weather was beastly.

Synonyms

unpleasant

They tolerated what they felt was an unpleasant situation.

mean

terrible (informal)

I have the most terrible nightmares.

awful

an awful smell of paint

nasty

He's only nasty to me when there's no-one around to see it.

foul

He is accused of all manner of foul deeds.

rotten (informal)

You rotten swine!

horrid (informal)

What a horrid smell!

disagreeable

a disagreeable odour

irksome

the irksome regulations

shitty (taboo, slang)

Opposites

good

fine

pleasant

agreeable

2 (adjective) in the sense of cruel

(informal)

He must be wondering why everyone is being so beastly to him.

Synonyms

cruel

They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.

the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors

mean (informal)

The prison officer described him as the meanest man he'd ever met.

nasty

harsh

the harsh experience of war

savage

This was a savage and needless attack.

brutal

He was the victim of a very brutal attack.

coarse

monstrous

A monstrous crime has been committed.

malicious

insensitive

Her friend was insensitive and careless.

sadistic

There was a sadistic streak in him.

unfriendly

unsympathetic

an unsympathetic doctor

uncaring

spiteful

He could be spiteful.

thoughtless

a minority of thoughtless and inconsiderate people

brutish

The man was brutish and coarse.

barbarous

It was a barbarous attack on a purely civilian train.

unfeeling

an unfeeling bully who used his huge size to frighten people

inconsiderate

his inconsiderate behaviour

bestial

the bestial conditions into which the city has sunk

uncharitable

an uncharitable assessment of the reasons for the failure

unchristian

hardhearted

Opposites

sensitive

humane

Additional synonyms

in the sense of awful

an awful smell of paint

Synonyms

disgusting,

terrible,

tremendous,

offensive,

gross,

nasty,

foul,

horrible,

dreadful,

unpleasant,

revolting,

stinking (informal),

sickening,

hideous,

vulgar,

vile,

distasteful,

horrid (informal),

frightful,

nauseating,

odious,

repugnant,

loathsome,

abominable,

nauseous,

detestable,

godawful (slang),

hellacious (US, slang),

festy (Australian, slang),

yucko (Australian, slang)

in the sense of barbarous

Definition

brutal or cruel

It was a barbarous attack on a purely civilian train.

Synonyms

brutal,

cruel,

savage,

vicious,

ruthless,

ferocious,

monstrous,

barbaric,

heartless,

inhuman,

merciless,

remorseless,

pitiless

in the sense of bestial

Definition

brutal or savage

the bestial conditions into which the city has sunk

Synonyms

brutal,

low,

animal,

gross,

savage,

beastly (informal),

primitive,

degraded,

sensual,

vile,

sordid,

barbaric,

inhuman,

depraved,

carnal,

brutish,

barbarous,

scungy (Australian, New Zealand),

beastlike

Nearby words of
beastly

bearing
bearish
beast
beastly
beat
beat it
beat or kick the shit out of someone

Synonyms of 'beastly'

beastly

Explore 'beastly' in the dictionary

单词	beastly
释义	Trends of beastly View usage for: beastly (biːstli) 1. adjective If you describe something as beastly, you mean that it is very unpleasant. [informal, old-fashioned] The weather was beastly. Synonyms: unpleasant, mean, terrible [informal], awful More Synonyms of beastly 2. adjective If you describe someone as beastly, you mean that they are behaving unkindly. [informal, old-fashioned] He must be wondering why everyone is being so beastly to him. Synonyms: cruel, mean [informal], nasty, harsh More Synonyms of beastly beastly in British English (ˈbiːstlɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -lier or -liest 1. informal unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty beastly weather 2. obsolete of or like a beast; bestial adverb 3. informal (intensifier) the weather is so beastly hot Derived forms beastliness (ˈbeastliness) noun beastly in American English (ˈbistli) adjectiveWord forms: ˈbeastlier or ˈbeastliest 1. of, like, or characteristic of a beast; bestial, brutal, etc. 2. Informal disagreeable; unpleasant adverbWord forms: ˈbeastlier or ˈbeastliest 3. British, Informal very beastly bad news Derived forms beastliness (ˈbeastliness) noun Examples of 'beastly' in a sentence beastly But then he could be absolutely beastly and say something that would practically ruin the next one. Times, Sunday Times (2013) They said beastly things about you? Times, Sunday Times (2007) I could say something beastly about them. Times, Sunday Times (2006) We got in about one o'clock and consequently feel more than a little jaded now, especially after the perfectly beastly day. Joan Rice Sand In My Shoes: Wartime Diaries of a WAAF (2006) 1 (adjective) in the sense of unpleasant Definition unpleasant (informal) The weather was beastly. Synonyms unpleasant They tolerated what they felt was an unpleasant situation. mean terrible (informal) I have the most terrible nightmares. awful an awful smell of paint nasty He's only nasty to me when there's no-one around to see it. foul He is accused of all manner of foul deeds. rotten (informal) You rotten swine! horrid (informal) What a horrid smell! disagreeable a disagreeable odour irksome the irksome regulations shitty (taboo, slang) Opposites good , fine , pleasant , agreeable 2 (adjective) in the sense of cruel (informal) He must be wondering why everyone is being so beastly to him. Synonyms cruel They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts. the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors mean (informal) The prison officer described him as the meanest man he'd ever met. nasty harsh the harsh experience of war savage This was a savage and needless attack. brutal He was the victim of a very brutal attack. coarse monstrous A monstrous crime has been committed. malicious insensitive Her friend was insensitive and careless. sadistic There was a sadistic streak in him. unfriendly unsympathetic an unsympathetic doctor uncaring spiteful He could be spiteful. thoughtless a minority of thoughtless and inconsiderate people brutish The man was brutish and coarse. barbarous It was a barbarous attack on a purely civilian train. unfeeling an unfeeling bully who used his huge size to frighten people inconsiderate his inconsiderate behaviour bestial the bestial conditions into which the city has sunk uncharitable an uncharitable assessment of the reasons for the failure unchristian hardhearted Opposites sensitive , humane Additional synonyms in the sense of awful an awful smell of paint Synonyms disgusting, terrible, tremendous, offensive, gross, nasty, foul, horrible, dreadful, unpleasant, revolting, stinking (informal), sickening, hideous, vulgar, vile, distasteful, horrid (informal), frightful, nauseating, odious, repugnant, loathsome, abominable, nauseous, detestable, godawful (slang), hellacious (US, slang), festy (Australian, slang), yucko (Australian, slang) in the sense of barbarous Definition brutal or cruel It was a barbarous attack on a purely civilian train. Synonyms brutal, cruel, savage, vicious, ruthless, ferocious, monstrous, barbaric, heartless, inhuman, merciless, remorseless, pitiless in the sense of bestial Definition brutal or savage the bestial conditions into which the city has sunk Synonyms brutal, low, animal, gross, savage, beastly (informal), primitive, degraded, sensual, vile, sordid, barbaric, inhuman, depraved, carnal, brutish, barbarous, scungy (Australian, New Zealand), beastlike Nearby words of beastly bearing bearish beast beastly beat beat it beat or kick the shit out of someone Synonyms of 'beastly' beastly Explore 'beastly' in the dictionary
随便看	circler circlet circle the wagons circle time circlip circlorama circs circuit circuital circuit binding circuit board circuit-board circuit breaker circuit-breaker circuit court circuit court of appeals circuiteer circuities circuit judge circuitous circuitously circuitousness circuit rider circuitry circuit training

Trends ofbeastly

beastly

beastly in British English

beastly in American English

Examples of 'beastly' in a sentencebeastly

Additional synonyms

Nearby words ofbeastly

Synonyms of 'beastly'

beastly

Trends of
beastly

Examples of 'beastly' in a sentence
beastly

Nearby words of
beastly