butcherly
UK/ˈbʊtʃəli/
butcherly adjective: like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
Adjective
butcherly (comparative more butcherly, superlative most butcherly)
- Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
- Alexander comming to the Ocean of India, cast in favour of Thetis many great rich vessels of gold into the Sea, replenishing moreover her Altars with a butcherly slaughter, not onely of innocent beasts, but of men[…].1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
- She had not realised how butcherly the severed vessels would look, and she had not reckoned with the horrid halitus of blood, which steamed to her nostrils under the blazing sun.1932, Dorothy L. Sayers, chapter 1, in Have His Carcase
Adverb
butcherly (comparative more butcherly, superlative most butcherly)
butcherly meaning in Tamil
butcherly in Tamil
- இறைச்சிக் கடைக்காரனைச் சார்ந்த, கசாப்புக்காரன் போன்ற, கொடுமைமிக்க
Forms of butcherly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more butcherly |
| superlative | most butcherly |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more butcherly |
| superlative | most butcherly |
Origin of butcherly
From butcher + -ly.
Words formed from butcherly
Questions about butcherly
- What does butcherly mean?
- Butcherly means like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
- What is butcherly in Tamil?
- Butcherly in Tamil is இறைச்சிக் கடைக்காரனைச் சார்ந்த, கசாப்புக்காரன் போன்ற, கொடுமைமிக்க. See Butcherly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is butcherly?
- Butcherly can be an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce butcherly?
- Butcherly is pronounced /ˈbʊtʃəli/ (UK).
Words near butcherly in the dictionary
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