01 a. Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
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Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.“Beastly divinities and droves of gods.” — Prior.
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Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy.“The beastly vice of drinking to excess.” — Swift.
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Abominable; as, beastly weather.[Colloq. Eng.]
Syn.
Bestial; brutish; irrational; sensual; degrading.