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beastly
Examples
The attacker showed beastly rage during the fight.
His beastly instincts kicked in during the brawl.
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I've had a beastly cold all week.
It 's a beastly day; cold, wet, and windy.
02
exceptionally large, powerful, or intimidating
Examples
He drove a beastly truck through the mud.
That engine has a beastly amount of torque.
beastly
01
to an extreme or intense degree, often in a negative or unfavorable way
InformalExamples
It 's beastly hot in this room, I can barely breathe.
The weather turned beastly cold overnight.
02
used to describe something done in an unpleasant, mean, or offensive way
Dialect
British
BritishInformalExamples
She was beastly rude to the waiter for no reason.
He behaved beastly toward his classmates all day.
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