"beasterly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more beasterly [comparative], most beasterly [superlative]
Etymology: Blend of beastly + easterly Etymology templates: {{blend|en|beastly|easterly}} Blend of beastly + easterly Head templates: {{en-adj}} beasterly (comparative more beasterly, superlative most beasterly)
  1. Cold, unpleasant, and from the east.
    Sense id: en-beasterly-en-adj-HYz1t54u Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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