beastly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈbiːstli/ UK /ˈbiːstli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj like a beast; very unpleasant or disagreeable It was beastly weather for an outdoor wedding. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · like a beast; very... brutishsavagebestialcruelhorribledisagreeableloathsome ↔ Opposites pleasanthumaneagreeablegentle Word family Forms beastliness Derived forms beastliness Related forms beastbestial Etymology AI details From beast (Old French beste, from Latin bestia) plus the suffix -ly. beste Old French bestia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # beastly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbiːstli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbiːstli/ ## Meanings 1. like a beast; very unpleasant or disagreeable ## Examples - It was beastly weather for an outdoor wedding. ## Synonyms - brutish - savage - bestial - cruel - horrible - disagreeable - loathsome ## Antonyms - pleasant - humane - agreeable - gentle ## Derived Forms - beastliness ## Related Forms - beast - bestial ## Roots and Affixes - Root: beste - Root: bestia ## Etymology From beast (Old French beste, from Latin bestia) plus the suffix -ly. ## AI Etymology Beastly is from beast (Old French beste, from Latin bestia) plus the suffix -ly. Important recorded forms include beste (Old French) and bestia (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers like a beast; very unpleasant or disagreeable. The wider family includes derived forms such as beastliness and related words such as beast and bestial. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown