butcherly meaning

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butcherly (adjective): poorly done.

butcherly has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

butcherly as an adjective

  1. poorly done
    • a botchy piece of work
    • it was an unskillful attempt

    Synonyms: botchy, unskillful

    Similar: unskilled

    Related forms: butcher

  2. accompanied by bloodshed
    • this bitter and sanguinary war

    Synonyms: gory, sanguinary, sanguineous, slaughterous

    Similar: bloody

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in LY · 9-letter words

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