BUTCHERLY

gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly

(adjective) accompanied by bloodshed; “this bitter and sanguinary war”

botchy, butcherly, unskillful

(adjective) poorly done; “a botchy piece of work”; “it was an unskillful attempt”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

butcherly (comparative more butcherly, superlative most butcherly)

Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage.

Adverb

butcherly (comparative more butcherly, superlative most butcherly)

(obsolete) Like a butcher; cruelly, brutally.

Source: Wiktionary

Butch"er*ly, a.

Definition: Like a butcher; without compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman; fell. "The victim of a butcherly murder." D. Webster. What stratagems, how fell, how butcherly, This deadly quarrel daily doth beget! Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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