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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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The velvet was soft and the inner lining held a secret pocket, which Nine had explained was for emergency food, because if human children didn’t eat constantly, they became ferocious beasts.

From Literature

It’s also a visual feast, with a dynamic camera that is truly its own beast.

From Los Angeles Times

“Or to remain silent forever to avoid inadvertently speaking in the voice of the beast.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"I was well versed with dynamic crowds but Oasis was a completely different beast," Allen recalls.

From BBC

“I was a different kind of beast, man,” Stoudemire says in the documentary.

From Los Angeles Times