Butcherly and Merciful

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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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Merciful is an antonym for butcherly.

Merciful adjective - Showing or giving mercy.

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Butcherly is an antonym for merciful.

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

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