beastliness
/'bi:stlinis/
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Definition
Noun: 1. Unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather: The state or quality of being extremely disagreeable, foul, or severe, often describing weather conditions. 2. The quality of being deliberately mean: The characteristic of being intentionally cruel, vicious, or brutish in behavior.
Usage Examples
- Referring to unpleasant conditions:
- We had to cancel the picnic due to the sheer beastliness of the storm.
- The beastliness of the winter made travel nearly impossible.
- Referring to mean behavior:
- I was shocked by the beastliness of his comments.
- Her actions were motivated by pure spite and beastliness.
Advanced Usage
- "with beastliness": in a manner characterized by nastiness or cruelty.
- He responded to the criticism with unexpected beastliness.
- "a touch of beastliness": a slight element of nastiness or unpleasantness.
- There was a touch of beastliness in the air, a hint of the coming sleet.
Variants and Related Words
- Beastly (adj): Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable; also, cruel or brutish.
- We endured beastly weather on the hike.
- That was a beastly thing to say.
- Beast (n): A cruel, brutish, or unpleasant person.
- He was a real beast to his subordinates.
Synonyms
- Nastiness: The quality of being unpleasant or disagreeable.
- Foulness: The state of being offensive or disgusting.
- Viciousness: Deliberate cruelty or violence.
- Brutishness: Savagely violent or cruel behavior.
Related Phrases
- "the beastliness of it all": used to emphasize the overall unpleasantness of a situation.
- I can't stand the cold, the damp, the beastliness of it all!
Noun
- unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather
- the quality of being deliberately mean