as in brutality
the manifestation of the traits or the gratification of the appetites of a lower animal
a film depicting the sheer beastliness of life in a street gang
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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 beastliness
Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Robinson was too beastly for Washington rookie Alex Sarr down low.
—Stan Son, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
There’s a reason this beastly, brawny truck is still doing quite well despite being the oldest truck of its type on the market.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
Solar flares are ranked and categorized by their power on a 4-level classification scale, with M-class the second strongest to the beastly X-class at the top.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Robinson was too beastly for Washington rookie Alex Sarr down low.
—Stan Son, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
Adverb
As part of the intake stroke, a supercharger pulls and squeezes air into the engine to create that beastly whine.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
There’s a reason this beastly, brawny truck is still doing quite well despite being the oldest truck of its type on the market.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beastliness
Noun
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The Israeli government is indeed openly promising to commit horrific crimes against Palestinian civilians — brutality even above what the world has seen for the past year and a half.—
Zack Beauchamp,
Vox,
12 May 2025
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Set in Los Angeles in 2018, with police brutality and the early stages of the Black Lives Matter movement very firmly part of its zeitgeist, Forever begins with Keisha Clark (Lovie Simone) and Justin Edwards (Michael Cooper Jr.) unexpectedly reconnecting at a New Year’s Eve party.—
Ebonie Walker,
Refinery29,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Forces allied with the government and armed civilians responded with brute force.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
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The Pistons are young, competitive, brute, have already formed one of the league’s most in-your-face identities and now have experience, too.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Adverb
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No league in the United States is more popular than the National Football League, making the schedule release an extremely exciting day for the sports world.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The economic sanctions cut off Syria from the global financial system and has made economic recovery extremely challenging after 14 years of grinding war.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Is the austerity of her work simply regurgitated cruelty?—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
6 May 2025
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His father, Colin Gray, 54, has been indicted on 29 felonies including two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter and eight counts of cruelty to children.—
Devon M. Sayers,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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When local Officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she’s left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
12 May 2025
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Bruno Silva via first-round KO This finish was absolutely brutal.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Adverb
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Rhythm is very important in my stories and the slightest second too long can disrupt this rhythm.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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Artwork can always be colorful, even in a very neutral room.—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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It is estimated that there are currently between 60 and 100 million stray and feral cats across America, and most of them live their life in the streets without ever even making it to an animal shelter.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The digital nomad stereotype persists: feral twenty-somethings earning $2,000 monthly in Thailand.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Adverb
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Listen to this article 2 min Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce will be getting his steps in after his Game 2 Celtics-Knicks prediction ended terribly for him.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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The Celtics are doing that and shooting terribly, following up a 25 percent 3-point shooting performance in Game 1 with a 25 percent performance in Game 2.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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“Beastliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beastliness. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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