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- Dictionarybeastly/ˈbiːs(t)li/
adjective
- 1. very unpleasant: informal British "this beastly war"
- 2. cruel and unrestrained: archaic "beastly immorality"
adverb
- 1. to an extreme and unpleasant degree: informal, dated British "a beastly dull wedding party"
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The meaning of BEASTLY is relating to, characteristic of, or resembling an animal : bestial. How to use beastly in a sentence.
unkind or unpleasant: Why are you being so beastly to me? We've had beastly weather all summer. Synonyms. bestial formal disapproving. brutish. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbically. acerbity. acidly. anti-cruelty. cruelly. cruelty to someone/something. cutthroat. despiteful. mental cruelty. mercilessly
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.
Beastly can also mean unpleasant or disagreeable, as in beastly weather. In British English, beastly is sometimes used as an informal intensifier to mean very, extremely, or outrageously, as in It’s beastly cold out there or That was a beastly rude thing to do. In this case, beastly is used as an adverb, rather than an adjective.
Define beastly. beastly synonyms, beastly pronunciation, beastly translation, English dictionary definition of beastly. adj. beast·li·er , beast·li·est 1. Of or resembling a beast; bestial. 2. Very disagreeable; unpleasant. adv. Chiefly British To an extreme degree; very....
BEASTLY definition: unkind or unpleasant. Learn more.
reflecting lack of pity or compassion. adjective. very unpleasant. synonyms: god-awful, hellish. unpleasant. disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings. see more. adverb. in a beastly manner.