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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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And animals: “Our domestic animals,” Mr. Ennos notes, “outnumber wild beasts by a ratio of 15 to one.”

From The Wall Street Journal

When you eat a huge burrito, the biggest dilemma is whether you should save half for later or eat the beast all at once.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’s a beast in the air. Has good feet for a big man too. So the fans should be really excited.”

From Los Angeles Times

It tells the story of the chart race that was the climax of an at-times acrimonious beef between Britpop's biggest beasts, which split fans and captivated the media.

From BBC

Drawings of Hannibal's war against the Romans had long suggested that the beasts were used in fighting, but no hard evidence backed up the theories.

From BBC