as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
I've become used to sharing our cabin in the woods with all sorts of little beasties
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Recent Examples of beastie
But regardless of whether the beastie predicts six more weeks of winter or holds out the promise of an early Spring, next week should bring a respite of warmer weather.
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2025
Hollywood gremlins are particularly interested in meddling with technological devices to cause serious accidents, and a voiceover at the end of the film ominously warns viewers that any unexplained problems with electrical devices in the home might be on account of a such a beastie lurking there.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2024
From hummingbirds and butterflies to spiders and even lowly beetles, all those wee beasties are part of an intricate web that makes up an ecosystem.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Oct. 2024
As if swinging open the gates of hell, Méliès invited all manner of clawed, malevolent beasties onto the silver screen.
—A.a. Dowd, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2025
Hollywood gremlins are particularly interested in meddling with technological devices to cause serious accidents, and a voiceover at the end of the film ominously warns viewers that any unexplained problems with electrical devices in the home might be on account of a such a beastie lurking there.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2024
From hummingbirds and butterflies to spiders and even lowly beetles, all those wee beasties are part of an intricate web that makes up an ecosystem.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Oct. 2024
As if swinging open the gates of hell, Méliès invited all manner of clawed, malevolent beasties onto the silver screen.
—A.a. Dowd, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beastie
Noun
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Since weed seeds are so easily distributed by wind and animals, every square inch of soil inevitably contains hundreds of seeds.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2025
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Both the human and animal bones are undergoing further study and radiocarbon dating to provide additional context.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The vulpine creature was first described by Charles Darwin in 1834 on Chile’s Chiloé Island.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Stone Age hunter-gatherers may have been particularly interested in sperm whale skeletons, because the creatures are the only toothed species of the group, featuring long, straight jaw bones—perfect for crafting hunting tools, the researchers write in the paper.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
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“Beastie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beastie. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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