beastly

  • 11beastly — beastliness, n. /beest lee/, adj., beastlier, beastliest, adv. adj. 1. of or like a beast; bestial. 2. Informal. nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable. adv. 3. Chiefly Brit. Informal. very; exceedingly: It s beastly cold out. 4. Brit. Informal.… …

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  • 12beastly — beast|ly [ˈbi:stli] adj BrE very unpleasant = ↑nasty ▪ What beastly weather! >beastly adv >beastliness n [U] …

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  • 13beastly — adjective old fashioned especially spoken very unpleasant; nasty: What beastly weather! beastly adverb beastliness noun (U) …

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  • 14beastly — adjective 1) politics is a beastly profession Syn: awful, horrible, rotten, nasty, foul, objectionable, unpleasant, disagreeable, offensive, vile, abominable, hateful, detestable, terrible, godawful Ant …

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  • 15beastly — adjective a) Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of a beast. beastly weather b) Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy. Syn: bestial …

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  • 16Beastly — You would call something or somebody beastly if they were really nasty orunpleasant. Most people would consider you a snob or an upper class git if you used this word. People like Fergie can get away with it though …

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  • 17beastly — beast•ly [[t]ˈbist li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, adv. 1) of or like a beast; bestial 2) inf nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable 3) brit. Chiefly Brit. Informal. very: beastly cold[/ex] • Etymology: 1175–1225 beast′li•ness, n …

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  • 18Beastly (саундтрек) — «Beastly: Songs From The Motion Picture» и «Beastly: Original Motion Picture Score»  официальные релизы, содержащие музыку к фильму «Страшно красив». Содержание 1 Саундтрек 2 Список композиций 2.1 Отзывы …

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  • 19Beastly Tales — is a 1991 collection of ten fables in poetry written by Vikram Seth (UK ISBN 13: 978 0753810347, also US ISBN 13: 978 0753807743). Its full title is Beastly Tales from Here and There and, in the introduction, Seth states the first two come from… …

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  • 20beastly Brit. — beastly Brit. informal adjective (beastlier, beastliest) very unpleasant. adverb dated to an extreme and unpleasant degree. Derivatives beastliness noun …

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