butcherly

/'butʃəli/
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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Characterized by or resembling the actions of a butcher; involving or marked by cruel, violent, or indiscriminate killing. This sense describes acts that are brutal, bloody, and lacking in skill or finesse, much like the work of a butcher.
    • Done in a crude, unskillful, or clumsy manner. This sense refers to work that is poorly executed, botched, or lacking in craftsmanship.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective (Violent/Killing):

    • The historian described the invasion as a butcherly affair, with needless civilian casualties.
    • They condemned the butcherly tactics used by the warlord's army.

  • Adjective (Clumsy/Poorly Done):

    • The repair job on the cabinet was butcherly, with uneven cuts and protruding nails.
    • His attempt at fixing the plumbing was so butcherly that it caused a bigger leak.
Advanced Usage

  • In a literary or historical context: Often used to emphasize the senseless brutality of an event, comparing it to the crude act of butchery.

    • The novel's climax depicts the butcherly chaos of the battlefield.

  • As a criticism of craftsmanship: Used to harshly critique a piece of work for being exceptionally poorly executed.

    • The critic dismissed the sculpture as a butcherly piece of amateur art.
Variants and Related Words
  • Butcher (n/v): The root word. As a noun, a person who slaughters and prepares meat. As a verb, to kill animals for food, or to kill people brutally or indiscriminately.
  • Butchery (n): The work of a butcher; or a scene of brutal slaughter.
  • Butcher can also be used figuratively as a verb meaning to ruin something through incompetence (e.g., ).
Synonyms
  • Sanguinary: Involving or causing much bloodshed.
  • Bloody: Covered with, containing, or involving blood.
  • Botched: Carried out badly or carelessly.
  • Clumsy: Awkward in movement or action; not skillful.
  • Unskillful: Lacking skill or proficiency.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • "Like a butcher's shop": An idiom describing a place that is very messy, chaotic, or bloody.
    • After the food fight, the cafeteria looked like a butcher's shop.
  • "Butcher's bill": A grim term for the list of casualties in a battle or disaster.
    • The general dreaded reading the butcher's bill after the failed offensive.
Adjective
  1. accompanied by bloodshed
    • this bitter and sanguinary war
  2. poorly done
    • a botchy piece of work
    • it was an unskillful attempt

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