Beastly

/ˈbisli/ adjective

Extremely unpleasant, cruel, or brutal in behavior or quality.

From 'beast' (Old French 'beste') plus the suffix '-ly'. The word evolved from describing animal-like behavior to describing anything crude, violent, or disagreeable.

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