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
Sanguine
Sanguine adjective - Eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing.
Butcherly and sanguine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Butcherly" instead an adjective "Sanguine".
Nearby Words: sanguinary, sanguineous
Mutual synonyms
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Sanguine and Butcherly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/sanguine
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Sanguine or Butcherly. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/sanguine.
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