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
Heavy-handed and butcherly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heavy-handed" instead an adjective "Butcherly".
Heavy-handed
Heavy-handed adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.
Butcherly and heavy-handed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Butcherly" instead an adjective phrase "Heavy-handed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- harsh and butcherly
- harsh and heavy-handed
- brutal and butcherly
- brutal and heavy-handed
- barbaric and butcherly
- barbaric and heavy-handed
- unskillful and butcherly
- unskillful and heavy-handed
- severe and butcherly
- severe and heavy-handed
- merciless and butcherly
- merciless and heavy-handed
- cruel and butcherly
- cruel and heavy-handed
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Heavy-handed and Butcherly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/heavy-handed
Butcherly & Heavy-handed. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/heavy-handed>.
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