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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butcherous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
butch-er-ous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.

Etymology

From butcher + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more butcherous (comparative) most butcherous (superlative)

Questions

What does butcherous mean?
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
Where does butcherous come from?
From butcher + -ous.

How to pronounce butcherous

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