Beastly (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners".
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All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 2
(informal) very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The traffic on the highway was beastly, I've never seen so many cars stuck in one place.
- The beastly smell coming from the dumpster was making me feel nauseous.
- The hotel room was a beastly place to stay, with stained carpets and a leaky faucet.
- I had a beastly cold that lasted for weeks and made me feel miserable.
- The beastly heat wave was making it hard to enjoy the summer vacation.