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
Most of the remaining beasties now live on remote islands near the equator, and most humans would conveniently like to forget them.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 June 2025
The risks are evident – having these kinds of four-legged beasties roaming free around us without the guardrails they’re programmed with could be – well - pretty chaotic.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
In this movie, their most formidable foes are a hellish bunch of beasties disguised as a rival boy band.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Set in a fictional, secluded land of mountains and lakes, Ochi follows a plucky teen named Yuri (played by Helena Zengel), who’s been raised by her father to fear and hunt the reclusive little beasties called ochi.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 June 2025
The risks are evident – having these kinds of four-legged beasties roaming free around us without the guardrails they’re programmed with could be – well - pretty chaotic.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
In this movie, their most formidable foes are a hellish bunch of beasties disguised as a rival boy band.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Set in a fictional, secluded land of mountains and lakes, Ochi follows a plucky teen named Yuri (played by Helena Zengel), who’s been raised by her father to fear and hunt the reclusive little beasties called ochi.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beastie
Noun
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As a teen-ager, Batten was the president of Animal Connection of Texas, an animal-rights nonprofit, and lobbied for restrictions on travelling circuses.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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An easy way to remember the difference is to think about the animals' actions.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On their last night together before Raissa leaves, the two stumble upon a strange portal that transports them to the island of Nakali, which is filled with mythological creatures pulled from Filipino folklore and mythology.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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The remains of these unknown creatures often puzzled their discoverers.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Beastie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beastie. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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