beastly

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They're only weeds--beastly, ugly things They've not done you any harm.

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  1. adjective Of or resembling a beast; bestial.
  2. adjective Very disagreeable; unpleasant.
  3. adverb Chiefly British To an extreme degree; very.

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  • My brother was being particularly beastly, my mother was upset over Dad leaving, and Dad was distracted by business and the Army. —  The Beekeeper’s Apprentice - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 01
  • "What's the matter with you Your beastly, abominable British climate!" —  A harum-scarum schoolgirl
  • It sounded beastly, the whole story. —  There was a King in Egypt
  • They're only weeds--beastly, ugly things They've not done you any harm. —  The Dark House
  • I should think it was rather beastly--if you ask me. —  The Testing of Diana Mallory
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  1. from Middle English beestely, bestely, beastliche; from beast + -ly.
  2. from beast + -ly.
 

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