unbutcherlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + butcherlike.
Meanings
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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.
1809, George, Viscount Valentia, Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt, page 340:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unbutcherlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unbutcherlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |