beastly (adv.)

  1. in a beastly manner; she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law'

    beastly (adj.)

  1. very unpleasant; hellish weather; stop that god-awful racket

    [ Syn: hellish , god-awful ]

  2. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; beastly desires; a bestial nature; brute force; a dull and brutish man; bestial treatment of prisoners

    [ Syn: bestial , brute , brutish , brutal ]

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