- beastly Brit.
- beastly Brit.informaladjective (beastlier, beastliest) very unpleasant.adverb dated to an extreme and unpleasant degree.Derivativesbeastliness noun
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beastly — Brit. informal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very unpleasant. ► ADVERB dated ▪ to an extreme and unpleasant degree. DERIVATIVES beastliness noun … English terms dictionary
beastly — [bēst′lē] adj. beastlier, beastliest 1. of, like, or characteristic of a beast; bestial, brutal, etc. 2. Informal disagreeable; unpleasant adv. beastlier, beastliest [Brit. Informal] very [beastly bad news] beastliness n … English World dictionary
beastly — beastliness, n. /beest lee/, adj., beastlier, beastliest, adv. adj. 1. of or like a beast; bestial. 2. Informal. nasty; unpleasant; disagreeable. adv. 3. Chiefly Brit. Informal. very; exceedingly: It s beastly cold out. 4. Brit. Informal.… … Universalium
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
beastliness — beastly Brit. informal ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very unpleasant. ► ADVERB dated ▪ to an extreme and unpleasant degree. DERIVATIVES beastliness noun … English terms dictionary
awful — adjective 1) the place smelled awful Syn: disgusting, terrible, dreadful, ghastly, horrible, vile, foul, revolting, repulsive, repugnant, sickening, nauseating; informal gross; Brit.; informal beastly 2) … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
u̯l̥kʷ-os (*kwel- k̂uu̯ō(n)) — u̯l̥kʷ os (*kwel k̂uu̯ō(n)) English meaning: wolf Deutsche Übersetzung: “Wolf” Note: Root u̯l̥kʷ os : “wolf” derived from an extention of Root u̯lek , u̯l̥k : “to shine; fiery” [similarity of sparking beastly eyes in the dark]… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
List of Beano comic strips — Current strips* Ball Boy by Dave Eastbury * The Bash Street Kids drawn by David Sutherland and Nigel Parkinson * Bash Street Kids Singled Out by Tom Paterson * Bash Street Kids Adventures by Kev.F.Sunderland, on occasion * Bea with Ivy the… … Wikipedia
abominable — adj 1. abhorrent, loathsome, execrable, despicable, heinous, odious, detestable, hateful; damnable, accursed, cursed, ignominious, reprehensible, deplorable, infamous. 2. repugnant, repulsive, revolting, repellent, offensive, noisome, obscene,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
abusive — adj 1. affronting, insulting, offensive, off putting, unbearable, insufferable, intolerable, Brit. Inf. beastly, Archaic. affrontive; fulminatory, objurgatory, objurgative, contumelious; indecent, vulgar, obscene, lewd, licentious; smutty, filthy … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
