˜yÐÄvlog

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butcherly

[ booch-er-lee ]

adjective

  1. like, or characteristic of, a butcher. butcher.


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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of butcherly1

First recorded in 1505–15; butcher + -ly
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Example Sentences

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Skip these in favor of another butcherly art: the sausage.

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His arms were bared to the shoulder; and a leathern apron, soiled by gory stains, and tied round his waist, completed his butcherly appearance.

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The Carlist General had threatened to murder the two Queens and the Duke of Rianzares at sunrise, as was his butcherly wont.

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An aged man, without an enemy in the world, in his own house, and in his own bed, is made the victim of a butcherly murder for mere pay.

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The pamphlet is full of violent language about “the bloody, butcherly brood†of persecutors, and Knox spoke of what might have occurred had the Queen “been sent to hell before these days.â€

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