Origin: Germanic
Old English prefix
Beastly has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Adjective
· Adverb
Adjective
1
(informal) very unpleasant
"hellish weather"
"stop that god-awful racket"
2
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
"beastly desires"
"a bestial nature"
"brute force"
"a dull and brutish man"
"bestial treatment of prisoners"
3
Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
Adverb
1
in a beastly manner
"she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law"
Example Sentences
"hellish weather"
adjective
"stop that god-awful racket"
adjective
"beastly desires"
adjective
"a bestial nature"
adjective
"brute force"
adjective
"a dull and brutish man"
adjective
"bestial treatment of prisoners"
adjective
"she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law"
adverb