Beastly \Beast"ly\, a.
1. Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a
beast.
Beastly divinities and droves of gods. --Prior.
2. Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the
nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy.
The beastly vice of drinking to excess. --Swift.
3. Abominable; as, beastly weather. [Colloq. Eng.]
Syn: Bestial; brutish; irrational; sensual; degrading.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |