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—butcherliness, n./booch"euhr lee/, adj.like, or characteristic of, a butcher.[1505-15; BUTCHER + -LY]
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Butcherly — Butch er*ly, a. Like a butcher; without compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman; fell. The victim of a butcherly murder. D. Webster. [1913 Webster] What stratagems, how fell, how butcherly, This deadly quarrel daily doth beget! Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butcherly — adjective Date: 1513 resembling a butcher ; savage … New Collegiate Dictionary
butcherly — adverb a) Like a butcher. b) Without compunction … Wiktionary
butcherly — butch·er·ly || bÊŠtʃəlɪ(r) adj. like a butcher; without compunction; savage, bloody, inhuman … English contemporary dictionary
butcherly — butch·er·ly … English syllables
butcherly — /ˈbʊtʃəli/ (say boochuhlee) adjective like a butcher; cruel …
butcherly — adjective 1. poorly done a botchy piece of work it was an unskillful attempt • Syn: ↑botchy, ↑unskillful • Similar to: ↑unskilled • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
μαγειρώδη — μαγειρώδης butcherly neut nom/voc/acc pl (attic epic doric) μαγειρώδης butcherly masc/fem/neut nom/voc/acc dual (doric aeolic) μαγειρώδης butcherly masc/fem acc sg (attic epic doric) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
botchy — adjective poorly done a botchy piece of work it was an unskillful attempt • Syn: ↑butcherly, ↑unskillful • Similar to: ↑unskilled • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
unskillful — adjective poorly done a botchy piece of work it was an unskillful attempt • Syn: ↑botchy, ↑butcherly • Similar to: ↑unskilled • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
