Unbutcherlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not butcherlike.

    "This was performed in a most unbutcherlike manner, with an old sword. They were several minutes in cutting through his neck till they reached the arteries."

Example

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"This was performed in a most unbutcherlike manner, with an old sword. They were several minutes in cutting through his neck till they reached the arteries."

Etymology

From un- + butcherlike.

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