as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
I've become used to sharing our cabin in the woods with all sorts of little beasties
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Recent Examples of beastie
Set in a fictional, secluded land of mountains and lakes, Ochi follows a plucky teen named Yuri (played by Helena Zengel), who’s been raised by her father to fear and hunt the reclusive little beasties called ochi.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
Catch up quick: The legendary little beastie first came to New Orleans by way of the Terrebonne Parish animal shelter.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
But regardless of whether the beastie predicts six more weeks of winter or holds out the promise of an early Spring, next week should bring a respite of warmer weather.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2025
From hummingbirds and butterflies to spiders and even lowly beetles, all those wee beasties are part of an intricate web that makes up an ecosystem.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Oct. 2024
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
Catch up quick: The legendary little beastie first came to New Orleans by way of the Terrebonne Parish animal shelter.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
But regardless of whether the beastie predicts six more weeks of winter or holds out the promise of an early Spring, next week should bring a respite of warmer weather.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2025
From hummingbirds and butterflies to spiders and even lowly beetles, all those wee beasties are part of an intricate web that makes up an ecosystem.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beastie
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Embark's DNA tests screens for more than 400 breeds of dog, including wild animals such as dingoes, coyotes, wolves and village dogs, helping owners of mixed breeds understand their pet's ancestry.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Waste, agriculture, and energy increasingly intersect as crop residues and animal waste produce electricity and biofuels.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This includes the eyeball alien that’s possessed the sheep, a rapidly growing Xenomorph, and large, flying bug-like creatures that have made a little hive for themselves.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of skeletal creatures were lying on bunks unable to move, while dead bodies were piled in heaps all around the camp, reeking of putrefaction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Beastie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beastie. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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