Butcherly and Peaceful

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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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Peaceful is an antonym for butcherly.

Peaceful adjective - Inclined to live in peace and to avoid war.

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Butcherly is an antonym for peaceful.

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