as in brute
having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal
left to shift for himself on an isolated farm, he gradually sank into a beastly, purposeless existence
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as in extremely
to a great degree
it's beastly hot today
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Recent Examples of beastly
Stan Son, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
This relapse tumor meant Trent was battling a beastly form of the disease.
—Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
The player to watch this year is our beastly wide receiver, Davante Adams.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
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Adjective
Robinson was too beastly for Washington rookie Alex Sarr down low.
—Stan Son, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
This relapse tumor meant Trent was battling a beastly form of the disease.
—Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
Adverb
That is how Europeans justified the transatlantic slave trade: by portraying Africans as beastly, ignorant, evil.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
The player to watch this year is our beastly wide receiver, Davante Adams.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beastly
Adjective
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Breaking free from this web requires not just brute force but precise, intelligent tools.—
Prajwalkumar Bhatkar,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Stam, now 52, was indeed characterized by brute force throughout his career.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Due to the increasing pollution in the world’s oceans, natural pearls are becoming extremely elusive—even still, according to Sotheby’s, the majority of natural saltwater pearls were harvested 100 years ago.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2025
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Freezing rain and sleet fell in Oklahoma and Arkansas, leaving roads extremely dangerous.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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England’s Champions Trophy campaign finally came to a brutal end when they were beaten by South Africa in Karachi by seven wickets with almost 21 overs to spare.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The free chow was served daily, except on Fridays, and continued through a brutal period of industrywide cost-cutting that persists to this day.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Next month, the Academy will dutifully hand out Oscars to an array of very deserving, very human winners.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The very formative years of my life, when my parents were working, I was being watched by my grandma.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Scrim was squeezed into a trap that had been set for feral cats.—
Rick Rojas,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 -- generally barn cats that lived on dairy farms, as well as feral cats and pets that spend time outdoors and likely caught it by hunting diseased rodents or wild birds.—
Sarah Boden,
ABC News,
10 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Our Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, has said that none of these jobs eliminated at FAA were terribly critical to safety.—
Victoria Chamberlin,
Vox,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many of these names will not be terribly familiar to MLP fans, or even some die-hard pro pickleball fans.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The actress worked with celebrity stylist Molly Dickson, who, much like Sydney Sweeney herself, is incredibly hard-working and therefore, always booked.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
25 Feb. 2025
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Shout out once again to Indianapolis’ incredibly walkable downtown.—
Jason Kirk,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
20 Nov. 2024
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Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
20 Sep. 2024
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“Beastly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beastly. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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