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
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- barbarous and butcherly
- barbarous and savage
- brutal and butcherly
- brutal and savage
- barbaric and butcherly
- barbaric and savage
- barbarian and butcherly
- barbarian and savage
- uncivilized and butcherly
- uncivilized and savage
- severe and butcherly
- severe and savage
- vicious and butcherly
- vicious and savage
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Savage and Butcherly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/savage
Butcherly & Savage. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/savage>.
Savage or Butcherly. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/butcherly/savage.
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