Antonyms of adj beastly

2 senses of beastly

Sense 1
beastly, hellish, god-awful -- (very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket")

INDIRECT (VIA unpleasant) -> pleasant -- (affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations")

Sense 2
beastly, bestial, brute (prenominal), brutish, brutal -- (resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners")

INDIRECT (VIA inhumane) -> humane -- (marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering)

Similarity of adj beastly

2 senses of beastly

Sense 1
beastly, hellish, god-awful -- (very unpleasant; "hellish weather"; "stop that god-awful racket")
       => unpleasant (vs. pleasant) -- (disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors")

Sense 2
beastly, bestial, brute (prenominal), brutish, brutal -- (resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force"; "a dull and brutish man"; "bestial treatment of prisoners")
       => inhumane (vs. humane) -- (lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used")

Synonyms of adv beastly

1 sense of beastly

Sense 1
beastly -- (in a beastly manner; "she behaved beastly toward her mother-in-law")

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