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单词 beastly
释义 beast·ly
I. \-lē, -li\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English beestly, bestly, from beest, beste beast + -ly
1. : like a beast : marked by the traits of an animal and by lack of man's dignity or refinement; often : lustful or brutal
 < a beastly froth of rage — Robert Browning >
 < the abstentious and beastly crudeness of the battlefield — Lewis Mumford >
2. : like, characteristic of, or relating to animals as opposed to man
 < beastly divinities and droves of gods — Matthew Prior >
3. : abominable, disgusting, distasteful, unpleasant
 < beastly weather >
 < the beastly stench almost made him faint — W.S.Maugham >
 < the beastly dullness of the village >
Synonyms: see brutal
II. adverb
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English beestly, bestly, from beestly, bestly, adjective
: to a beastly degree or in a beastly manner : abominably, egregiously
 < beastly vulgar — Henry James †1916 >
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