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[…].
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Butcherly
/ˈbʊtʃəli/
Synonyms for "butcherly" (17 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (5)
Adjective(5 words)
Related words (8)
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4 entriesbrutal efficiencycrude methodcrude methodologyrough style
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8 entriesbutcherly brutalitybutcherly cuttingbutcherly efficiencybutcherly handlingbutcherly mannerbutcherly precisionbutcherly taskgreat butcherliness
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2 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
She had not realised how butcherly the severed vessels would look, and she had not reckoned with the horrid halitus of blood, which steamed to her nostrils under the blazing sun.
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