adj
Meaning 1
Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
butcherly
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UK: /ˈbʊtʃəli/
adv
Meaning 2
Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
accompanied by bloodshed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- this bitter and sanguinary war
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
poorly done
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a botchy piece of work
- it was an unskillful attempt
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: botchy, unskillful
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English butch Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English butcher Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English butcherly From butcher + -ly.