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
Sadistic
Sadistic adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: the troubled youth is being treated by a psychotherapist for his sadistic urges to hurt animals
Butcherly and sadistic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Butcherly" instead an adjective "Sadistic".
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Sadistic and Butcherly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/sadistic
Butcherly & Sadistic. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/sadistic>.
Sadistic or Butcherly. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/sadistic.
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