Butcherly and Wanton

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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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Wanton and butcherly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wanton" instead an adjective "Butcherly".

Wanton adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: a wanton attack on unarmed civilians

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Butcherly and wanton are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Butcherly" instead an adjective "Wanton".

Nearby Word: wantonly

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

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