- beast´li|ness
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–adj.1. like a beast; coarse, dirty, or brutal; vile: »
The beastly behavior of the savages frightened their prisoners.
–adv.–beast´li|ness, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
beast´li|ness
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