Slaughterous

slaugh·ter  (slôtr)

n.

1. The killing of animals especially for food.

2. The killing of a large number of people; a massacre: "I could not give my name to aid the slaughter in this war, fought on both sides for grossly material ends" (Sylvia Pankhurst).

tr.v. slaugh·tered, slaugh·ter·ing, slaugh·ters

1. To kill (animals) especially for food; butcher.

2.

a. To kill (people) in large numbers; massacre.

b. To kill in a violent or brutal manner.

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[Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sltr, butchery.]

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slaughter·er n.

slaughter·ous adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

slaughterous - accompanied by bloodshed; "this bitter and sanguinary war" sanguinary, sanguineous, butcherly, gory bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"