Definition of "beastly" in Englisch

adjective

1. Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.

2. Similar to the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of human beings.

   • beastly culture

3. (UK, dated) Abominable; very unpleasant; hideous.

   • beastly weather
   • Stop being so beastly to her!

4. (slang) Of computer hardware or motor vehicles etc.: ostentatiously powerful.

   • A very big, very black, and very beastly Hummer H2, Spotted in China in in the rain the great city of Zigong in Sichuan Province.

adverb

1. Like a beast; brutishly.