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beastly
adjective
adverb
Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
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ˈbiːstli
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adjective
Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
“Beastly desires”
adjective
(informal) very unpleasant
“Hellish weather”
adverb
In a beastly manner
“She behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law”
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Beastly desires
A bestial nature
Brute force
A dull and brutish man
Bestial treatment of prisoners
Hellish weather
Stop that god-awful racket
She behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law
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