- 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.
The beastly behavior of the savages frightened their prisoners.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
beast — beast; beast·ie; beast·i·ly; beast·ings; beast·li·ly; beast·li·ness; beast·man; beast·ly; beast·lings; … English syllables
beast|ly — «BEEST lee», adjective, li|er, li|est, adverb. –adj. 1. like a beast; coarse, dirty, or brutal; vile: »The beastly behavior of the savages frightened their prisoners. 2. Informal. very bad or irritating; unpleasant; … Useful english dictionary
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beastliness — beast·li·ness … English syllables
beastly — beast•ly [[t]ˈbist li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est, adv. 1) of or like a beast; bestial 2) inf nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable 3) brit. Chiefly Brit. Informal. very: beastly cold[/ex] • Etymology: 1175–1225 beast′li•ness, n … From formal English to slang
li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… … English syllables