: a real or imaginary animal or creature : beast
Mr. Gould is not a run-of-the-mill "nature writer" given to tender accounts of wondrous beasties or excited descriptions of biological freaks.—
H. Jack Geiger
H. Jack GeigerIt describes the adventures of an old man who lives in a cave by the Loch of Lochnagar, with such characters as … a grouse who repels visitors and birds and beasties who live around Balmoral Castle.—Herbert Mitgang
Herbert Mitgang… 900 acres of protected beach, marshlands and meadow keep everything from wild sea oats to native birds and beasties safe and sound.—Town & Country
Town & CountryBig, squishy mutants and dreamy monsters. Otherworldly tentacled zomboid beasties.—Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
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I've become used to sharing our cabin in the woods with all sorts of little beasties.
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Catch up quick: The legendary little beastie first came to New Orleans by way of the Terrebonne Parish animal shelter.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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“Beastie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beastie. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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