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单词 butcherly
释义

butcherly

adjective

butch·​er·​ly ˈbu̇-chər-lē How to pronounce butcherly (audio)
: resembling a butcher : savage

Synonyms

  • atrocious
  • barbaric
  • barbarous
  • brutal
  • brute
  • cruel
  • fiendish
  • heartless
  • inhuman
  • inhumane
  • sadistic
  • savage
  • truculent
  • vicious
  • wanton
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Example Sentences

Genghis Khan and his butcherly horde even massacred the livestock of the villages they overran.

Word History

First Known Use

1513, in the meaning defined above

butcherly

adjective

as in brutal
having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others Genghis Khan and his butcherly horde even massacred the livestock of the villages they overran

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • brutal
  • cruel
  • savage
  • vicious
  • ruthless
  • red in tooth and claw
  • murderous
  • merciless
  • brute
  • barbaric
  • sadistic
  • inhuman
  • heartless
  • ferocious
  • atrocious
  • inhumane
  • barbarous
  • fiendish
  • truculent
  • oppressive
  • harsh
  • wanton
  • ironhearted
  • fell
  • hateful
  • stonyhearted
  • pitiless
  • malicious
  • hardhanded
  • grim
  • unfeeling
  • bloodthirsty
  • sanguinary
  • malignant
  • cutthroat
  • sanguine
  • malevolent
  • vindictive
  • spiteful
  • malign
  • mean
  • draconian
  • catty
  • hard-hearted
  • nasty
  • despiteful
  • draconic
  • heavy-handed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sympathetic
  • kind
  • compassionate
  • warm
  • benign
  • humane
  • lenient
  • merciful
  • charitable
  • kindhearted
  • tender
  • benignant
  • tenderhearted
  • peaceful
  • warmhearted
  • pitying
  • good-hearted
  • clement
  • peaceable
  • pacific
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