different between beastly vs hateful
beastly
English
Etymology
From Middle English beestly, bestely, beastelich, equivalent to beast +? -ly. Compare West Frisian bistachtich (“beastly”), Dutch beestachtig (“beastly”), German biestig (“beastly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bi?stli/
- Rhymes: -i?stli
Adjective
beastly (comparative beastlier or more beastly, superlative beastliest or most beastly)
- (Britain) Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
- (Britain) Similar to the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of man
- Synonyms: brutal, filthy
- (Britain, dated) Abominable.
- (of computing hardware) Powerful, having a powerful appearance
- 2010, January 11, Matthew DeCarlo, “Silverstone mini-ITX case can fit Radeon HD 5970”, TechSpot:
- In addition to a Core i7-860 with a full-sized heatsink and 4GB of DDR3 RAM, the company showed its SUGO SG07 housing today's most beastly graphics card, the dual-GPU Radeon HD 5970, which is about 30cm long.
- 2014, March 21, Tycho de Feijter, “Hummer H2 is a Big Black Beast in the Rain in China”, CarNewsChina.com:
- A very big, very black, and very beastly Hummer H2, Spotted in China in in the rain the great city of Zigong in Sichuan Province.
- 2018, October 16, Chris Smith, “Huawei just unveiled the most beastly Android phone the world has ever seen”, BGR:
- Huawei’s Mate 20 phones have instantly become the best iPhone XS rivals out there, at least on paper, and the high-end model is easily the most beastly Android phone the world has seen so far.
- 2010, January 11, Matthew DeCarlo, “Silverstone mini-ITX case can fit Radeon HD 5970”, TechSpot:
Usage notes
Most often used pejoratively, but sense 4 has predominantly positive connotations. Bestial is more narrow, though also often used pejoratively.
Synonyms
- (like a beast): bestial, animalian
Derived terms
- beastliness
Translations
Adverb
beastly (comparative more beastly, superlative most beastly)
- Like a beast; brutishly.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.8:
- Beastly he threwe her downe, ne car'd to spill / Her garments gay with scales of fish that all did fill.
- 1901, The Literary World - Volume 63 - Page 35:
- They have insulted me most beastly. Moreover, they are, everyone of them, black-satan filthmen.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.8:
Anagrams
- baetyls
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hateful
English
Alternative forms
- hatefull
Etymology
From Middle English hateful, equivalent to hate +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?he?tf?l/
- Hyphenation: hate?ful
Adjective
hateful (comparative hatefuller or more hateful, superlative hatefullest or most hateful)
- Evoking a feeling of hatred.
- Dislikeable.
- Full of hatred.
Antonyms
- loveful
Derived terms
- hatefully
- hatefulness
Related terms
- hate
- hatel
- hatred
- hatable
Translations
Anagrams
- eathful, heatful
Middle English
Alternative forms
- haatful, hatefull, hatfull, hatteful, hatful, hatfful, hatefulle
Etymology
From hate +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ha?t(?)ful/
Adjective
hateful
- Disliked, malign, evil, revolting.
- (rare, Late Middle English) Hateful, angry, ireful, raging.
Derived terms
- hatfully
Descendants
- English: hateful
References
- “h?teful, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-18.
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