Butcherly and Brutal

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Butcherly adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: Genghis Khan and his butcherly horde even massacred the livestock of the villages they overran

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Brutal and butcherly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Brutal" instead an adjective "Butcherly".

Brutal adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: a brutal child who liked to torture animals

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Butcherly and brutal are semantically related. You can use "Butcherly" instead an adjective "Brutal".

Nearby Words: brutish, brute, brutalize, brutality, brutally

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