Definition of BEASTLY

beastly

Adjective Satellite

  • very unpleasant
  • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
    • "beastly desires"

Adverb

  • in a beastly manner
    • "she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law"

Adj

  • Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
  • Similar to the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of human beings.
  • Abominable; very unpleasant; hideous.
  • Of computer hardware or motor vehicles etc.: ostentatiously powerful.

Adv

  • Like a beast; brutishly.

Adjective

  • Unpleasant, disagreeable, or cruel; like a beast.

Examples

  • beastly culture
  • beastly weather
  • He was stuck with a beastly rack of five I’s and two V’s.
  • Stop being so beastly to her!

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English beestly, bestely, beastelich, equivalent to beast + -ly. Compare West Frisian bistachtich (“beastly”), Dutch beestachtig (“beastly”), German biestig (“beastly”).

Synonyms

bestial, brutal, brute, brutish, god-awful, hellish, animalian, filthy

Scrabble Score: 12

beastly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
beastly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beastly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

beastly: valid Words With Friends Word