as in brute
having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal
left to shift for himself on an isolated farm, he gradually sank into a beastly, purposeless existence
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as in extremely
to a great degree
it's beastly hot today
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Recent Examples of beastly
Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
One of the toughest bosses from the original Daemon X Machina was the beastly Zeruchroar.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
Jason Momoa bought a 1929 Rolls-Royce 20 HP Doctor’s Coupe, a staid two-door that clashes with the actor’s beastly onscreen persona.
—Brett Berk, HollywoodReporter, 23 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
While its smiling face looks up at you sweetly, its 620W motor generates a beastly 2300mm of H2O of suction pressure.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
One of the toughest bosses from the original Daemon X Machina was the beastly Zeruchroar.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
Protecting Renda is a beastly offensive line with multiple high-profile recruits, including junior Michigan pledge Tristan Dare, junior Oklahoma pledge Luke Wilson and senior Memphis pledge Carey Clayton.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025
Jason Momoa bought a 1929 Rolls-Royce 20 HP Doctor’s Coupe, a staid two-door that clashes with the actor’s beastly onscreen persona.
—Brett Berk, HollywoodReporter, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beastly
Adjective
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Whatever transformation occurs reflects the brute metamorphosis of character into symbol, not the fullness of realism or the vividness of fiction.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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The title refers to an injury the pitcher suffered, when a batter sent a ball back with brute force into the pitcher’s skull.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That can be attributed to the fact that Rolex models were already highly valued in 2018 and were also in extremely high demand during the pandemic.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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Almost all natural bodies of water bear fish life, with the exception of very hot thermal ponds and extremely salt-alkaline lakes, such as the Dead Sea in Asia and the Great Salt Lake in North America.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Still, the timeline for elimination came as news to guard Josh Giddey in the locker room after Wednesday’s brutal 157-137 blowout loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s brutal regime retains a solid grip in Tehran, in Iraq through proxies, and in Lebanese society through Hezbollah.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Although winds will be mostly light, between 5 and 10 mph, the dry air combined with very dry vegetation will result in a continuation of elevated fire danger.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
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Bartle may have been right, but for some Chiefs fans and stadium developers with billions of public dollars at stake, that state line probably feels very real.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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No faction is more divided than the British, however, with benign diplomat Thomas Hopkins (Billy Howle) at odds with the almost feral Army captain Orde Wingate (Aramayo), reputed father of the modern IDF.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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Evil Kirk is a frightening, primal menace, skulking around the corridors like a feral beast, chugging brandy and assaulting Yeoman Rand with no conscience.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Had something gone terribly, terribly wrong?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
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Something is terribly wrong in Chicago.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In the transfer portal era, making contributions at a championship-caliber program like Ohio State as a true freshman are incredibly rare.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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The first thing that struck me was the gold necklace’s incredibly lightweight nature, clocking in at just 25 grams.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
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There’s gonna have to be a lot of that because these NFL rights are going to be so damn expensive, these streaming services are going to have to figure it out.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Hemi set the bar pretty damn high—Dodge got a comical 1,025-hp claim out of the Demon 170 before ending production of the Challenger.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Beastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beastly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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