beestly
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- beestli, beestlich, beestliche, bestely, bestelye, bestli, bestliche, bestly
- beastelich, beastlich (Early Middle English)
Etymology
[edit]From beeste + -ly (adjectival).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]beestly
- physical; non-spiritual (of faculties, knowledge, etc.)
- (rare) animal (of or pertaining to animals)
- (rare) beastly, depraved (lacking human sensibility)
- (rare) stupid, unlearned
Synonyms
[edit]- bestial (all senses)
Descendants
[edit]- English: beastly
References
[edit]- “bēst(e)lī, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.