beastly
adjective/ˈbiːstli/
/ˈbiːstli/
(old-fashioned, British English, informal)- unpleasant synonym horrible, nasty
- This car’s been nothing but trouble—I wish I’d never bought the beastly thing!
- be beastly to somebody Don’t be so beastly to him!
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