words associated with butcherly
Synonyms of butcherly
atrocious: : extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel : barbaric prisoners subjected to atrocious treatment
barbaric: : of, relating to, or characteristic of a group of people who are alien to another land, culture, or people and who are usually believed to be inferior : of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians
barbarous: : uncivilized
brutal: : typical of beasts : animal thee, Serpent … to me so friendly grown above the rest of brutal kind — John Milton
brute: : of or relating to beasts the ways of the brute world
cruel: : disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings a cruel tyrant has a cruel heart
fiendish: : perversely diabolical took a fiendish pleasure in hurting people
heartless: : spiritless
inhuman: : lacking pity, kindness, or mercy : savage an inhuman tyrant
inhumane: : not humane : inhuman sense 1 the inhumane treatment of prisoners
sadistic: : of, relating to, or characterized by sadism sadistic fantasies : taking pleasure in the infliction of pain, punishment, or humiliation on others a leg … sawed off in sections by a sadistic surgeon — The New Yorker For my 41st birthday, an especially sadistic buddy gave me a video of me falling off my skateboard nearly 160 times. — Bret Anthony Johnston
savage: : not domesticated or under human control : untamed savage beasts
truculent: : aggressively self-assertive : belligerent
vicious: : dangerously aggressive : savage a vicious dog
wanton: : merciless , inhumane wanton cruelty
Words Related to butcherly
hard-hearted: : lacking in sympathetic understanding : unfeeling , pitiless
ironhearted: : cruel , hard-hearted
merciless: : having or showing no mercy : pitiless the merciless killing of innocent people
pitiless: : devoid of pity : harsh , cruel
ruthless: : having no pity : merciless , cruel a ruthless tyrant
stonyhearted: : unfeeling , cruel
unfeeling: : devoid of feeling : insensate an unfeeling corpse
fell: : skin , hide , pelt
ferocious: : exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality a ferocious predator the ferocious butchery of women and children
grim: : fierce in disposition or action : savage grim wolves
bloodthirsty: : eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, violence, or killing
cutthroat: : killer , murderer
murderous: : having the purpose or capability of murder
sanguinary: : bloodthirsty , murderous sanguinary hatred
sanguine: : marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic In the month of August 1994, Democrats remained sanguine about their chances at the polls … — John B. Judis A lot of attention also is being devoted to the development of vaccines to prevent genital herpes, although not everyone is sanguine about the outcome. — The Journal of the American Medical Association
catty: : any of various units of weight of China and southeast Asia varying around 1¹/₃ pounds (about 600 grams)
despiteful: : expressing malice or hate
hateful: : full of hate : malicious
malevolent: : having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
malicious: : having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice malicious gossip
malign: : evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious the malign effects of illicit drugs
malignant: : malcontent , disaffected
mean: : to have in the mind as a purpose : intend she means to win — sometimes used interjectionally with I, chiefly in informal speech for emphasis he throws, I mean , hard or to introduce a phrase restating the point of a preceding phrase we try to answer what we can, but I mean we’re not God — Bobbie Ann Mason
b : to design for or destine to a specified purpose or future I was meant to teach
nasty: : disgustingly filthy nasty living conditions
spiteful: : filled with or showing spite : malicious
vindictive: : disposed to seek revenge : vengeful
draconian: : of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
draconic: : of or relating to a dragon
hardhanded: : having hands made hard by labor
harsh: : having a coarse uneven surface that is rough or unpleasant to the touch granite stones harsh with lichen — Nancy Hale
heavy-handed: : clumsy
oppressive: : unreasonably burdensome or severe oppressive legislation oppressive taxes the oppressive power of corporations and Wall Street — Jim Hightower
Phrases Synonymous with butcherly
Near Antonyms of butcherly
tender: : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond , loving a tender lover
warm: : having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate degree warm weather a warm fire
warmhearted: : marked by ready affection, cordiality, generosity, or sympathy
charitable: : full of love for and goodwill toward others : benevolent
clement: : inclined to be merciful : lenient a clement judge
lenient: : of mild and tolerant disposition or effect : not harsh, severe, or strict lenient laws a lenient attitude
merciful: : full of mercy : compassionate a merciful ruler
pitying: : expressing or feeling pity
pacific: : tending to lessen conflict : conciliatory
peaceable: : disposed to peace : not contentious or quarrelsome
peaceful: : peaceable sense 1 They are a peaceful people.
Antonyms of butcherly
benign: : of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life
benignant: : serenely mild and kindly : benign
compassionate: : having or showing compassion : sympathetic a compassionate friend a compassionate smile
good-hearted: : having a kindly generous disposition
humane: : marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals humane prison guards a more humane way of treating farm animals
kind: : a group united by common traits or interests : category
kindhearted: : having or showing a sympathetic nature
sympathetic: : existing or operating through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association
tenderhearted: : easily moved to love, pity, or sorrow : compassionate , impressionable
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