Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beastish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: beast-ish
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a beast; brutal; beastly.

Etymology

Etymology tree English beast Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English beastish From beast + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more beastish (comparative) most beastish (superlative)

Derived Forms

beastishly beastishness

Questions

What does beastish mean?: Like a beast; brutal; beastly.
Where does beastish come from?: Etymology tree English beast Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English beastish From beast + -ish.

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