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butcherly definition
butcherly |
Overview of adj butcherly The adj butcherly has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. botchy, butcherly, unskillful -- (poorly done "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt") 2. gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly -- (accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war") Antonyms of adj butcherly 2 senses of butcherly Sense 1 botchy, butcherly, unskillful INDIRECT (VIA unskilled) -> skilled Sense 2 gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly INDIRECT (VIA bloody) -> bloodless Similarity of adj butcherly 2 senses of butcherly Sense 1 botchy, butcherly, unskillful => unskilled (vs. skilled) Sense 2 gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly => bloody (vs. bloodless) Attributes of adj butcherly Familiarity of adj butcherly butcherly used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj butcherly butcherly Overview of adj butcherly The adj butcherly has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. botchy, butcherly, unskillful -- (poorly done "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt") 2. gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous, butcherly -- (accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war")
butcherly definition