beast

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An animal, especially a large or dangerous wild one.

   Lions, tigers, and other wild beasts roamed the plain.

2. 2
   noun

   Something unusually large, powerful, or hard to deal with.

   That new sports car is an absolute beast.

3. 3
   noun

   A cruel or brutal person.

   He was a beast to his younger brother.

From Middle English beeste, beste, from Old French beste (French bête), from Latin bēstia (“animal, beast”); many cognates – see bēstia.

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