Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BUTCH'ER-LY
BUTCH'ER-LY, a. [from butcher.]
Cruel; savage; murderous; grossly and clumsily barbarous. – Ascham. Shak.
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BUTCH'ER-LY, a. [from butcher.]
Cruel; savage; murderous; grossly and clumsily barbarous. – Ascham. Shak.
Return to page 172 of the letter “B”.