butcherly
/ˈbʊtʃərli/
adverb
- In a manner resembling a butcher; cruelly or violently.
- He butcherly chopped the vegetables without any care.
- The soldiers acted butcherly, showing no mercy.
- The invaders butcherly destroyed everything in their path.
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a butcher or the work of a butcher.
- The shop had a butcherly smell of fresh meat and sawdust.
- His butcherly skills were admired by the whole community.
- He wore a butcherly apron stained with blood.
- Cruel, violent, or brutal in a way that suggests a butcher.
- The film depicted the butcherly treatment of prisoners.
- The dictator's butcherly methods horrified the world.
- His butcherly behavior during the argument scared everyone.