beastly

Etymology
From, , , equivalent to. Compare, ,.

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.
 * 3)  Abominable; very unpleasant.
 * 4)  Of computer hardware or motor vehicles etc.: ostentatiously powerful.
 * 5) * 2014, March 21, Tycho de Feijter, “Hummer H2 is a Big Black Beast in the Rain in China”, CarNewsChina.com:
 * 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.
 * 1)  Of computer hardware or motor vehicles etc.: ostentatiously powerful.
 * 2) * 2014, March 21, Tycho de Feijter, “Hummer H2 is a Big Black Beast in the Rain in China”, CarNewsChina.com:
 * 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.
 * 1) * 2014, March 21, Tycho de Feijter, “Hummer H2 is a Big Black Beast in the Rain in China”, CarNewsChina.com:
 * 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.
 * 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.

Usage notes
Most often used pejoratively, but sense 4 has predominantly positive connotations. is more narrow, though also often used pejoratively.

Translations

 * Bengali: ,
 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Catalan: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κτηνώδης
 * Middle English: bestial, beestly
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: brùideil


 * Bengali: ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: κτηνώδης
 * Middle English: bestial, beestly
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: brùideil


 * Bulgarian:
 * German:

Adverb

 * 1) Like a beast; brutishly.