Definition

Adverb: - In a beastly manner: To act or behave in a way that is cruel, brutal, or lacking in human decency; in a manner characteristic of a beast.

Usage

This adverb is used to describe an action performed with extreme cruelty, coarseness, or a complete lack of civilized behavior. It intensifies the negative quality of the verb it modifies.

Examples

• The guards treated the prisoners in a beastly manner, denying them basic necessities.
• He spoke to her in a beastly manner, using harsh and insulting words.
• [Reference Example] She treated her husband bestially.

Advanced Usage

• Bestially: This is a direct synonym and variant. The example "she treated her husband bestially" is functionally identical in meaning to "in a beastly manner."
• The phrase often implies actions that are not just rude but shockingly savage or degrading.

Variants and Related Words

• Bestially (adv.): In a beast-like manner; savagely, cruelly.
• Beastly (adj.): Very unpleasant or disagreeable; also, of or like a beast.
• Brutally (adv.): In a savagely violent, harsh, or merciless way.
• Savagely (adv.): In a fierce, violent, and uncontrolled manner.

Synonyms

• Brutally
• Savagely
• Inhumanely
• Cruelly
• Viciously

Antonyms

• Humanely
• Compassionately
• Kindly
• Gently
• Civilly

Notes

The phrase "in a beastly manner" is formal and literary. In modern, everyday English, adverbs like "brutally" or "viciously" are more commonly used to convey similar meanings.

Adverb

1. in an inhumane manner
   • she treated her husband bestially