adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of butcher form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might. not-comparable
2. 2
   Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition. broadly, not-comparable

   "a butchered translation of Horace"

Synonyms

All synonyms

bastardizedbotchedbungledcastratedcut shortdebased

Example

More examples

"I only eat meat from animals that I have personally killed and butchered."

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