Definition of butcherly Butcherly

butch•er•ly

We found 6 definitions of butcherly from 4 different sources.

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What does butcherly mean?

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Adjective

butcherly - poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt"
  botchy, unskillful
  unskilled not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"
butcherly - accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war"
  gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous
  bloody having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"
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  • butcherly (a.)
    Like a butcher; without compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman; fell.

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  • butcherly, adjective.

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