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单词 butcherly
释义

butcherly

[ booch-er-lee ]
/ ˈbʊtʃ ər li /

adjective

like, or characteristic of, a butcher.

Origin of butcherly

First recorded in 1505–15; butcher + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM butcherly

butch·er·li·ness, noun

Words nearby butcherly

butcher, butcherbird, butcher block, butcher knife, butcher linen, butcherly, butcher paper, butcher's, butcher's-broom, butcher shop, butcher's saw
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Example sentences from the Web for butcherly

  • We'll give them the slip yet, and hang that butcherly thief-taker upon his own gibbet.

    Jack Sheppard, Vol. III (of III)|W. Harrison Ainsworth
  • Butcherly blockheads in these high places, and himself lying sick and powerless, unable to lift a hand for the cause he loved.

    It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
  • Will they remove the only motive which could bring me to the butcherly spectacle of their combat?

    The Fair Maid of Perth|Sir Walter Scott
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