Synonyms for slaughterous
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
prone to slaughtering
Related words
- Word family
- slaughter slaughterhouse slaughterer
Example sentences
- bloody Tom was sitting at the bar drinking a Bloody Mary.
- gory I don't think really we want to know all the gory details.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| slaughterous | rising | |
| bloody | rising | |
| gory | rising | |
| sanguinary | falling | |
| sanguineous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gory2
- 6 letters
- bloody2
- 9 letters
- butcherly
- 10 letters
- sanguinary
- 11 letters
- sanguineous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gory2 = 2 syllables).