butcherly C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˈbʊtʃəli/ UK /ˈbʊtʃəli/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like butchery /l/ vs /ɹ/ Meanings 1 adj Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage. Alexander comming to the Ocean of India, cast in favour of Thetis many great rich vessels of gold into the Sea, replenishing moreover her Altars with a butcherly slaughter, not onely of innocent beasts, but of men[…]. Etymology From butcher + -ly. Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # butcherly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbʊtʃəli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbʊtʃəli/ ## Meanings 1. Like a butcher; characterised by slaughter, savage. ## Examples - Alexander comming to the Ocean of India, cast in favour of Thetis many great rich vessels of gold into the Sea, replenishing moreover her Altars with a butcherly slaughter, not onely of innocent beasts, but of men[…]. ## Etymology From butcher + -ly. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown