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
Oppressive and butcherly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oppressive" instead an adjective "Butcherly".
Oppressive
Oppressive adjective - Difficult to endure.
Butcherly and oppressive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Butcherly" instead an adjective "Oppressive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- harsh and butcherly
- harsh and oppressive
- brutal and butcherly
- brutal and oppressive
- severe and butcherly
- severe and oppressive
- heavy-handed and butcherly
- heavy-handed and oppressive
- atrocious and butcherly
- atrocious and oppressive
- merciless and butcherly
- merciless and oppressive
- grim and butcherly
- grim and oppressive
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