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slaughterous

slaughterous

1 9.9
Very violent and causing many deaths
  • adjective
  • /ˈslɔːtərəs/
  • NSFW
translation icon : sanguinario
  • The documentary depicted the slaughterous aftermath of the conflict in vivid detail.

Examples

  • Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts, cannot once start me.

    Macbeth (2015)

  • Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts, cannot once start me.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The battle was slaughterous, leaving countless soldiers dead on the field.

  • During the war, the country experienced slaughterous violence that shocked the entire world.

Synonyms

gory
vsslaughterous
  • NSFW
21 6.5

Showing a lot of blood and violence, often in films or news reports

describes widespread carnage and large scale bloodshed beyond visible gore
ultraviolent
vsslaughterous
  • NSFW
1 8.5

Causing very serious physical harm that shocks people

refers specifically to great bloodshed and carnage rather than mere extremity
blood-and-guts
vsslaughterous
  • NSFW
1 8.1

Showing very violent fighting and a lot of blood

describes actual great bloodshed and carnage rather than figurative fierceness
sanguineous
vsslaughterous
  • NSFW
1 9.9

Involving violent acts that cause blood and death

emphasizes a very large scale of bloodshed and carnage
sanguinary
vsslaughterous
  • NSFW
1 9.9

Involving a lot of killing and blood

describes involvement in great bloodshed without implying eager intent
butcherly
vsslaughterous
  • NSFW
9.9

Very cruel and violent, causing many deaths

focuses on great bloodshed rather than cruelty or savage intent
rampageous
vsslaughterous
  • NSFW
9.9

Very violent and likely to destroy things

centers on large scale bloodshed rather than chaotic destructiveness

Antonyms

peaceful
428 1.0

Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble

humane
90 3.4

Showing kindness and care to people or animals to avoid suffering

How Violent

slaughterous
  • NSFW
1 9.9
to bloody
  • NSFW
38 6.5
brutal
  • NSFW
229 4.8
violent
  • Offensive
∞ 2.5

Surface Forms

slaughterous positive

Morphology

slaughterous = slaughter (transparent) = slaughter + ous

The word 'slaughterous' is transparently derived from 'slaughter' with the suffix '-ous' indicating 'full of' or 'characterized by'.

Etymology

Slaughterous comes from the word slaughter, which once meant large-scale killing or butchery and is related to the simple word slay ('kill'). So a slaughterous battle or attack is one with terrible, widespread killing and bloodshed.