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
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Dec. 2025
Which is a testament to her incredible ability and power as an actor to be taking on two of the most canonical, beastly parts for women in literature.
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Tessa Thompson,
IndieWire,
30 Nov. 2025
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
In this tale as old as time, local bookworm Belle (Paige O'Hara) travels to a faraway castle where her father is being held captive by a prince–turned–beastly creature.
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James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
But Jere Cordell, of San Diego, swears the beastly carrier USS Nimitz won an impromptu drag race against slender cruisers a half-century ago off Norfolk, Va.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Dec. 2025
Which is a testament to her incredible ability and power as an actor to be taking on two of the most canonical, beastly parts for women in literature.
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Tessa Thompson,
IndieWire,
30 Nov. 2025
Adverb
Logan is super skilled, beastly strong.
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Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
In this tale as old as time, local bookworm Belle (Paige O'Hara) travels to a faraway castle where her father is being held captive by a prince–turned–beastly creature.
—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beastly
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The industry's answer is brute force.
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But Garvey, who started with the Dodgers in 1969, said weather is just one of many factors that have led to more home runs in today’s game, which has abandoned finesse in favor of brute force.
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Now, multiple residents are left worried about what's to come next week with extremely hot temperatures in the forecast.
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Despite being the fourth largest economy in the world — the home of Hollywood and Silicon Valley — California’s budget is extremely dependent on the state’s most prosperous residents.
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His first strikeout was part of a brutal sequence.
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The injury is obviously a brutal blow to Canada's starting 11.
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Following their arrival, word spread among law enforcement at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead) that the King and Queen were en route — and the path to the VVIP (yes, very very) entrance was cleared by FBI officials, who kept fans away from the area.
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This could look like a very specific cut of a sleeve of a shirt that nods to that time.
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Almost immediately, her half-feral dragon attacks Moondancer.
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Warrior Cats is based on Erin Hunter’s feline book series that follows the adventures and drama of multiple clans of feral cats.
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In forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the declaration's promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who own property.
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But if the film occasionally threatens to float away into its own inaccessible realm, Camp’s witty, doleful performance grounds it with a human dimension, albeit not a terribly warm one.
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This butter-yellow tunic feels cheerful, airy, and incredibly chic for summer.
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The producers are amazing, the writers are amazing, the director's amazing and Netflix has been nothing but incredibly supportive.
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The perps are leading and so far those that have been listed before IPOs have done a pretty damn good job.
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If Jenna didn't look so damn nice, then our age gap is not that much.
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“Beastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beastly. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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