HyperDic: beastly

English > 3 senses of the word beastly:
ADVERBallbeastlyin a beastly / beastly manner
ADJECTIVEallbeastly, hellish, god-awfulvery unpleasant
allbeastly, bestial, brute, brutish, brutalresembling a beast
English > beastly: 3 senses > adjective 1
MeaningVery unpleasant.
Synonymshellish, god-awful
BroaderunpleasantDisagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression
Spanishendiablado, infernal
Nounsbeastlinessunpleasant nastiness
English > beastly: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningresembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility.
Example"beastly desires"
Synonymsbestial, brute, brutish, brutal
Broaderinhumanelacking and reflecting lack of pity / pity or compassion / compassion
Spanishbestia, bestial, brutal
Catalananimal, bèstia, bestial, brutal
Nounsbeasta living organism characterized by voluntary movement
beastlinessthe quality of being deliberately mean / mean
Adverbsbeastlyin a beastly / beastly manner
English > beastly: 3 senses > adverb 1
MeaningIn a beastly / beastly manner.
Example"she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law"
Spanishbestial, brutal
Adjectivesbeastlyresembling a beast

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