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
Fiendish
Fiendish adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: shook with fiendish laughter as he watched his victims writhe in agony
Butcherly and fiendish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Butcherly" instead an adjective "Fiendish".
Nearby Words: fiend, fiendishly
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