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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbestial
Pronunciation / Transliteration: besˈtjal
"Tuvimos un clima bestial durante nuestras vacaciones."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Unpleasant, disagreeable, or cruel.
"We had to endure beastly weather throughout the entire camping trip."
- 1
Extremely or very (used to intensify unpleasant qualities).
"The examination was beastly difficult for everyone in the hall."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'bestly', originating from Old French 'bestial', ultimately stemming from the Latin 'bestialis' meaning 'of beasts'. Over time, the term shifted from denoting literal animalistic characteristics to metaphorically describing something cruel, unpleasant, or excessively difficult.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Beastly" is said worldwide
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bestial
Transliteration: bɛstjal
"Il faisait un temps bestial pendant tout le week-end."
viehisch
Transliteration: ˈfiːɪʃ
"Wir hatten gestern ein viehisches Wetter."
bestiale
Transliteration: beˈstjale
"C'era un freddo bestiale stamattina."
bestial
Transliteration: besˈtjal
"Tuvimos un clima bestial durante nuestras vacaciones."
bestial
Transliteration: bɛʃˈtjaɫ
"Passamos por um frio bestial ontem à noite."
क्रूर
Transliteration: kroor
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मौसम का मिज़ाज बहुत क्रूर था।"
残忍的
Transliteration: cán rěn de
Script: 中文汉字
"外面的天气非常恶劣。"
야수 같은
Transliteration: yasu gateun
Script: 한국어 한글
"날씨가 지독하게 나빴다."
不快な
Transliteration: fukai na
Script: 日本語
"今日は猛烈に嫌な天気だった。"
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