Butcherly and Compassionate

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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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Compassionate is an antonym for butcherly.

Compassionate adjective - Having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others.

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Butcherly is an antonym for compassionate.

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Compassionate and Butcherly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/compassionate

Butcherly & Compassionate. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/compassionate>.

Compassionate or Butcherly. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/compassionate.

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