beastliness

Meanings

• Adjective

  Cruel or violent behavior towards animals or humans.

  - "The hunter displayed beastliness towards the trapped animals."
  - "The beastly king ruled with an iron fist."
  - "The children were warned about the beastly behavior of the new dog."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with beastliness
feastliness , beastiness , eastiness , leastness

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Variants

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beastlier , beastliest , beastliness , beastlinesses , beastly

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Etymology

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From Old English bestlīg, from beast + līc, meaning 'animal-like' or 'bestial'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'beastliness' first appeared in English literature in the 13th century.

2. In medieval Europe, it was believed that eating the flesh of a hare during Lent was a beastly sin.

3. The term 'beastly' is sometimes used to describe something that is unpleasant or unappealing, such as 'beastly weather' or 'beastly food'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Bestiality: Sexual contact between a human and an animal.

2. Beast mode: A state of intense focus and energy, often used in a metaphorical sense to describe peak performance or a primal response.

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Culture

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Beastliness has been used extensively in literature and art to depict cruelty, savagery, and primal instincts. It is often associated with the idea of losing control and behaving in a manner that is inhumane or uncivilized.

How to Memorize "beastliness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person or animal behaving in a violent or cruel manner towards others.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of cruelty, violence, or primal instincts.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Cruel to animals, Cruel to humans.'

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