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butcherly

American  
[booch-er-lee] / ˈbʊtʃ ər li /

adjective

  1. like, or characteristic of, a butcher.

Other Word Forms

  • butcherliness noun

Etymology

Origin of butcherly

First recorded in 1505–15; butcher + -ly

Example Sentences

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“Who’s to light the butcherly thing when hain’t got no ile in?” growled the ruffian addressed.

From Mad A Story of Dust and Ashes by Fenn, George Manville

In the thick of this message she was, unluckily, caught by Dr Pughson, who, after dealing her one of his butcherly gibes, bade her to the blackboard, to grapple with the Seventh Proposition.

From The Getting of Wisdom by Richardson, Henry Handel

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