Butcherly and Cruel

Butcherly

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

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

Cruel

Cruel adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: cruel and unusual punishments are forbidden by the U.S. Constitution

Butcherly and cruel are semantically related. You can use "Butcherly" instead an adjective "Cruel".

Nearby Words: cruelty, cruelly
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Cruel and Butcherly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/cruel
Butcherly & Cruel. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/cruel>.
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